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 [...]
Posts under ‘Travel’
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 [...]
An Autumn Drive through the Odenwald
Yesterday was a sunny, warm, Indian summer day that could not be wasted. We invited a friend over and then drove through the Odenwald, a low mountain range in southern Hesse. Gorgeous! It was a fantastic day to be out, driving the winding roads through the thick forest and the open farm fields. It was [...]
Side Trip with Umlauts: Lüneburg
The foreplay to the Hamburg weekend was a side trip with umlauts to Lüneburg, southeast of Hamburg. Lüneburg features fantastic doorways of colorful ornate doors and fanciful braided brick arches. I admit to having a bit of door envy after walking through that city. I also admired the brick facades in all shapes and sizes. [...]
I’m IN!
To the good citizens of Hamburg: You may have noticed an excess of really loud whining invading your streets, restaurants, harbors, gay bars, boats, China Time, and neighborhoods last weekend. That would be us. It was time for the WEBUM (Whiny Expat Bloggers Unmissable Meetup), also known as the WEBMU (Whiny Expat Bloggers MeetUp). But [...]
Hungry Like the Wolf
When in Rome, it was on the top of my list to visit Volpetti, a venerable deli close to our apartment in the Testaccio neighborhood. I found Volpetti on a previous trip to Rome when I was wandering through the neighborhood, and I’ve never forgotten it. If you travel to Rome, please, please, whatever you [...]
When in Rome
Last weekend I went on a last-minute girls weekend in Rome with a friend of mine. I’m always happy to travel in Italy, so I jumped on the chance. I always feel so star-struck in Rome. It can be a gritty, brutal city, but I believe it’s one of the great cities of the world. [...]
The Magic Suitcase
*Warning, warning, cover your ears if you don’t like needless and selfish whining* I arrived home yesterday from a fabulous girl’s weekend in Rome (more to come!). While I enjoyed every breathing moment of it, I think I’ve about had my quota of living out of my suitcase for the time being. This weekend there [...]
I'm a Europhile living with my German boyfriend ("The Mann") and splitting my time between Cologne and the Frankfurt area, Germany.
