Surprisingly, there isn’t an official fireworks display in Munich for New Year’s, even though it was probably the most fireworks I had ever seen on a single occasion.
Julie
War zone, or Munich at New Year? [VIDEO]
Happy 2011.
Faroe Islands: notes from Tórshavn
Every morning in the Faroe Islands we woke up to a stunning sunrise over Tórshavn, the capital city (if you can call a 3-traffic-light town a ‘city’). The view from the breakfast room at Hotel Føroyar is hard to beat.
We have a winner
Congratulations to Bob Kozan, the winner of the Faroe Islands goody bag giveaway (including, among other things, a very swank puffin lapel pin). Bob, keep an eye out for an email from me so we can arrange delivery of your prize. Many thanks to all of you who entered. I loved reading about your favorite … Read more
Faroe Islands: the up waterfall
My apologies for the shaky, shaky video. It was pretty windy. So windy, in fact, that the waterfalls were falling up.
Berlin: big city Christmas lights
This year we kicked of the Christmas market season in Berlin, where I fell in love with the market in front of the Rotes Rathaus.
Lurching towards the Faroe Islands
“Don’t worry, this is normal,” said the Faroese fisherman sitting next to us. Even for seasoned flyers such as Scott and me, that didn’t seem like it could possibly be true. Turbulence is one thing, but when it’s happening during a rather steep descent towards an unseen island? I suddenly understood why we had been served so much free liquor on the relatively short flight.
Giveaway! Win a bag of goodies from the Faroe Islands
Scott and I were thrilled to win a trip to the Faroe Islands in conjunction with TBEX Copenhagen.
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Munich: ’tis the season and all that
There are basically three things I’d like to communicate with this post.
1. Munich is cold and snowy.