Pennsylvania Girl Abroad

Lucerne is a must see town! The only problem is I wasn’t exactly prepared for the freezing weather conditions and snow on our weekend trip there in October. As a result, we had to make frequent stops. Sometimes for a coffee, sometimes for a beer. Hmm…is that a real excuse? You can decide for yourself! […]

The Narrow Boat or Canal Boat was “made to fit the narrow canals of Great Britain…and refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries for carrying goods on the narrow canals” (Wikipedia) The canals throughout London are beautiful, and my husband Jim and I have spent many weekend afternoons cycling or […]

We moved to London at an amazing year! The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrating 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, and the Olympics! The city was alive and I’m happy that we were able to take part in some of the festivities. One of the most memorable was for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee River Pageant […]

When you think of London, you might think of that amazing English accent and proper behavior.  Don’t let that throw you off when you’re a pedestrian walking on the London roads. If you are visiting London from the U.S., you have one main thing to get used to, which is to see the cars driving […]

Prior to moving abroad, I lived in Jersey City, New Jersey for over 3 years, and I was getting used to some aspects of the suburban style life. I would drive to a large supersized grocery store, stock up on food, and carry it all out to my car and easily into my apartment. Normal, […]

During our two week vacation traveling through Croatia, we spent a few days on the island of Hvar. The  town of Hvar, on the southwest corner of the island, is the most well known part of the island among tourists, famous for its wild all night partying. My husband Jim and I spent one night […]

London Fields Brewery  Where: In Hackney, East London. See map. Why you should visit:  London Fields Brewery opened in August 2011, right around the time all the riots broke out in various parts of London, including in the borough of Hackney where the brewery was getting ready to emerge into the London beer scene. As […]

BrewDog   Where: In Edinburgh’s old town area. See map. Why you should visit:  This is craft beer at its best. Creative beer styles, names, labels – everything about their beer bars and brewmaking shows that they’ve put serious thought behind their brand.  They’ve only existed for a little over 5 years now but you […]