Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Wanderlust on Dec 18th, 2006 2 Comments »
Had a great visit with Blythe of The Blythe Spirit… my first expat meeting of the minds. I was actually nervous about what it would be like to sit down with a virtual stranger I’d met on the internet, but it turns out my fears were unjustified. We found lots to talk about [...]
Posted in Wanderlust on Dec 15th, 2006 1 Comment »
We’re off to Nürnberg in search of a little christmas cheer. Here’s hoping everyone has a great weekend…
Seacrest out.
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Picture It, Wanderlust on Dec 11th, 2006 1 Comment »
This morning I broke down and went to the doctor… my first visit since moving to Dresden. Aside from hearing I need to lose weight (tell me something I don’t know buddy) I found out I had tonsillitis and was given antibiotics and a note to excuse me from work for the next three [...]
Posted in Wanderlust on Dec 1st, 2006 10 Comments »
Today I’ve spent trying to iron out our travel plans for the next several months. We’re intentionally not doing much in December since November was so hectic, but I’m looking forward to future travels. Here’s what’s definite so far:
Dec. 15th-17th NURNBERG (taking the girls to the christkindlemarkt)
Jan. 13th-14th BERLIN (because that’s where Robyn [...]
Posted in Picture It, Wanderlust on Nov 21st, 2006 1 Comment »
I’ve been hit with my second winter cold, so I’m taking the easy way out and posting a few photos of our time in Poland. For the most part we stayed in Poznan, but we did visit Gniezno as well, as that’s where my mother-in-law’s family lived prior to immigrating to Pennsylvania.
General observations… very [...]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day, Wanderlust on Nov 7th, 2006 9 Comments »
With relative ease I’m able to pinpoint the single worst experience of our multi-country driving vacation. Now this shouldn’t be all that easy. After all, we’re talking about being trapped in a van (and too many tourist attractions to list)… with 7 people… and a dog… and frequent bathroom stops… and petty disputes… [...]
Posted in Wanderlust on Oct 26th, 2006 8 Comments »
After 5 days of patiently explaining the exchange rate each time my in-laws freaked out about an 85 zloty entree in Poland while eating out… after telling them at least half a dozen times that saying in an extremely loud & slow voice “DO YOU SPEAK AMERICANOoooo” to the locals probably wasn’t winning them many [...]
Posted in Wanderlust on Oct 22nd, 2006 4 Comments »
I’m writing from Poznan, Poland. It’s actually fairly nice & modern, complete with 24 hour shopping! Oh, and we had our first KFC since leaving america… poland has so much to offer. Tomorrow we leave with a guide to trace Jim’s mother’s roots and… I don’t know… “visit the soil of our [...]
Posted in Wanderlust on Oct 19th, 2006 6 Comments »
Tomorrow we leave for a three week tour of germany, poland, the netherlands, france and austria. Seven people, 6 suitcases, 1 squirmy 6 year old, 1 moody teenager and a hyper puppy… all crowded into 1 van. Yowza. Pray for me!
Not sure if I’ll have internet or not at the hotels we’re staying [...]
Posted in Wanderlust on Sep 28th, 2006 15 Comments »
1. I’ve started referring to america as ‘the colonies’.
2. I’ve developed a mild crush on Jeremy Clarkson.
3. Yesterday I booked plane tickets & rental car for a 9 day visit to London in February.
The interesting thing is that our Feb. time off had been earmarked for a return to the U.S.
When we first moved here [...]
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