There are times when I dislike being labeled as a tourist. When I’m visiting a new place, I prefer to blend in with the crowd and try to imagine what it must be like to live in that city. It’s not possible to do that often, especially those in which I’d have to be fluent […]
January 2, 2013
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Troegs Brewery in my home state of Pennsylvania
During the Christmas holiday visiting my family back in the U.S., my husband and I felt obligated to take a break from the last minute Christmas shopping and stop in the Troegs Brewery tasting room in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Where: Nearby to the Hershey Outlet shopping center and Hersheypark. See map. Why you should visit: This […]
January 1, 2013
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English countryside & Pub Inns
Most city people can sympathize with the fact that every now and then you need a break from the city. An opportunity to “Slow down and relax.”, before jumping back into your fast paced existence. Jim and I decided to do this by exploring the English countryside and settling in at a Bed & Breakfast […]
December 20, 2012
The Copenhagen Experience
CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR… Denmark. Lured by a cheap EasyJet flight – (this is usually our plan of attack in deciding where our next vacation will be) – we set off to Copenhagen. What better way to get in the Christmas mood than to go to the country that is one of the “European champions […]
December 11, 2012
Pub quizzes and more
Three days after moving into our London flat, my husband and I visited our new neighborhood pub, the Kings Arms, for their weekly “Quingo” night, a combination of a pub quiz and bingo. (picture source – Kate Pugh, http://www.flickriver.com/photos/kake_pugh/2843764951/) The pub was crowded. Turned out the “pub quiz” portion was the first 3 hours of the […]
December 11, 2012
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Saturdays at Kernel Brewery
Kernel Brewery – I remember how excited my husband and I were when we first discovered the Kernel Brewery beer. We were walking around what we thought was a fairly quiet, deserted area near our neighborhood, below the railtracks, when we stumbled upon a Saturday market, Matlby Street. See picture below of the Maltby street market […]
December 11, 2012
Let’s talk about tipping…
I was a server in various restaurants over the years, both in New York City and in the state of Pennsylvania. The American standard of tipping is high. We expect 15-20% of the check/bill if we do a good job. That’s how servers get paid really. The $3 or $4 an hour (not sure what […]
December 10, 2012
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Barcelona Football excitement
We spent a weekend in Barcelona in February of 2012. We had only moved to London a few weeks before, but were already enthralled by the idea of being able to fly to Barcelona on a short two hour flight away. It was my first time to Spain ever. After a few days of walking, […]
January 2, 2013
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