Its been quite a month so far, arriving in London on the first day of October, a few days in sunny London, then Cannes for MIPCOM, Venice for the Biennale, and back to even sunnier LA

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…LA. At last back in LA after over a month travelling in Europe with stops in London, Ibiza, the Cote d’Azur, Monaco, and finally beautiful West Sussex. Since spending more time in the US I look now with foreign eyes at places I used to call home. Most striking is how incredibly expensive Europe is. It’s easy to spend $100 a day in London just on taxis. Dinner for two at an average London restaurant is $400. Driving a car into London and parking overnight would cost $150. My hotel room in France cost $1500 per night, for a room that would cost $300 tops anywhere in the US. And the service sucks! How do people afford these crazy prices?