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On Monday my bags are packed and I am moving to the city of light, Paris!

One of the reasons I started Homethinking and my own company was to have the flexibility to do something like this. It may be a complete abject failure but I am going to give it a shot at least until the end of the year, and then re-evaluate at that point.

My plan is to not a change a thing work wise but simply do that work from a different city in the world, and one I have always wanted to live in (not to mention be able to sample the delights of RyanAir and EasyJet flights throughout Europe).

Homethinking has 8 people and me, and five of those people are in Eastern Europe, so if anything that is a plus with the timezone.

Then through the wonders of the Internet I can have a US number ring my Skype Phone and a US postal address that scans, stores, shreds Mail on my remote demand. No one will even know I am not in the US.

Why Paris? It is one of the world’s great cities and I will finally force myself to learn French. It will also allow me to continue to follow my gastronomic calling and indulge in more food-related hedonism.

The downside? Well the US dollar is dropping like a rock and if it moved to 2 to 1 or 2.5 to 1 then the economics would be harder. But that’s all the reason to start now.

As for this blog and it’s topics? Nothing will change there either (my thinking will still all be around the same things) but there may be the odd photo of a baguette.

I would love to get more involved in the entrepreneurial or Internet community in Paris. So if you know anyone be sure to introduce me (niki dot scevak at gmail).

Thank you New York City. Five great years on, I’ll always have a special place in my heart and may return in the future!