T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
Jul – I’ve spent the last hour or so being super jealous of you, sucked into your old blog entries about Switzerland and happening across Chagall exhibits, big cows, and castles and such. Man. I’ve got to get out there. Could you please tell me a couple cities in Switzerland you think are the cutest? … Read more
Now that we own a DSLR camera, I figured it’s high time I learn something about photography. So I turned to that local bastion of adult education, the Munich Volkshochschule. Perusing the online course offerings, I was pleased to find a variety of classes on offer. Like this one: Basiswissen Fotografie – Photography FundamentalsSie erwerben … Read more
This past weekend we bummed a ride with the Munich International Ski Club for a day of skiing at Sheffau, Austria. Sheffau is just one of many entry points into the irrsinnig gross* ski area which includes 91 lifts and almost 300 km of slopes. There was lots of fresh snow, and a little too much sunshine. Very good conditions.
Organization has begun for this year’s Whiny Expat Bloggers Meet-Up (or NAMBLA WEBMU). To join in on the discussion, go check out the shiny new Expat Bloggers in Germany message board (set up by the lovely and talented Cliff). You’ll have to sign up and be approved by the powers that be, but oh, is … Read more
I get a lot of email thanks to this blog, most of it asking me to share nuggets of wisdom about travel or life as an expat. I enjoy corresponding with readers, but I find that I often don’t have the time to respond thoroughly to all the inquiries I receive. There are also certain … Read more
Looking to get away from Dublin and explore more of Ireland last weekend, we set our sights on Cashel. The guidebooks seemed to think it wasn’t worth much time, but for our purposes it worked divinely. The least exciting part of the trip, to me anyway, was Cashel’s big tourist attraction: the Rock of Cashel. … Read more
Headbang8 and TQE, care to join me for some falafel?
The other day we found ourselves in Waterford, Ireland, home of the famous crystal. Naturally we decided to stop in at the factory’s visitor center. We were pleased to find a tour of the galleries leaving right away, led by a charming man who was quite knowledgeable about the pieces on display. The crystal creations … Read more
Reporting on the plane crash in upstate New York this morning: German reporter on N24: These are all one-family houses with large plots of land around them, so the plane crashed into only one house. American reporter from CNN: This is a small community with houses very close together, so it’s very lucky that only … Read more
Alternate title: Hanging out in Ireland’s Canada Eager to explore someplace new, we dug out our British pounds* and drove north into Northern Ireland for the weekend. Less than three hours from Dublin and we were at the north coast of the island, which I suppose would be northern Northern Ireland. They seem to prefer … Read more