The Istrian peninsula has a proud tradition of locally sourced and delicious food. I heard that Istrian food is grown and farmed within a 10 km radius of where it’s eaten. Intrigued by the thought of feasting on local and seasonal food, we decided to make our Croatian vacation this past September into a foodcation. [...]
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A Week in Istria
The Mann and I snapped up a cheap Lufthansa flight to Zagreb, Croatia, before we decided where we wanted to go in Croatia. At first, we thought about driving down to the Dalmatian Coast, ending up in Dubrovnik. But after we looked at the map several times, we frowned at the distance. It would be [...]
Refreshed, with a Marinade of Red Wine!
As summer shifts into autumn, I’ve felt a shift in my own life the past few weeks. Since March, I’ve been solely focused on my new job and all the adjustments that has entailed, including my weekly commute between Cologne and Frankfurt. In August, I passed my six-month probezeit (probation or trial period), which in [...]
Chicago and a Heart Full of Love
Last week I was in Chicago on a business trip. The Saturday I flew in, the weather could not have been more perfect, and the sky could not have been a more perfect blue. It was that wide open, bright American sky that I sometimes miss with a physical ache. This is what I love [...]
Train Me
Transportation and trains are topics I am passionate about. So when I read about Obama’s dreams of bringing high-speed rail to certain corridors in the U.S., I can’t help but get really excited about it, even though I know the reality is that it probably won’t ever happen. It saddens me that America seems to [...]
Eberbach Abbey and A Small Tribute to Bernd Eichinger
German filmmaker/producer/writer Bernd Eichinger died last month, and I meant to post this small tribute to him but I forgot. Ooops. He is known for having a part in the films Resident Evil (my blog nickname in some circles ), Christiane F., The Neverending Story, Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, and The Name of the Rose, [...]
Unbuckling Germany’s Bible Belt
Würzburg is a city that seems more beautiful for its distant views than for its details on the street. Indeed, viewed as a collective whole, it is quite stunning with its collection of pointy church spires racing to the sky through the winter mist, its hulking castle keeping watch from its mountain perch on the [...]
Croaking in Büdingen
Considering that the state of my deep winter funk grew worse this week, I decided yesterday that hopping on the train and taking a day trip might be just the thing to cheer me up. I’ve wanted to do more exploration of the area around us and have a folder of Internet bookmarks for places [...]
When a Mother Travels and a Little Girl Follows
I’m impressed by the places my mother has traveled in her life. She’s only been on three big overseas trips, but her travels had a lasting effect on me since childhood. In the 1970s, when I was a small child, she visited Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Greece, and Rome. She went to Europe to visit her [...]
Bam-bam-bamberg
It’s cold in Germany now. This week I had to dig out the heavy-duty scarves and boots. Riding my bike has become decidedly unpleasant as the cold air blasts my face. This morning it was crunchy outside as the world had frosted over. So this week was an appropriate time to reminisce about an overnight [...]
I'm a Europhile living with my German boyfriend ("The Mann") and splitting my time between Cologne and the Frankfurt area, Germany.
