We’re nice and cozy in Uli’s old house in Grosskarlbach. While we’re not exactly at a tourist crossroads, Grosskarlbach is wine country and if we were here in high season we’d be sharing the road with gourmets and oenophiles. But it’s February and the sky is gray. Tourists are few and far between. Last night, …
We’re heading out tomorrow morning. Current itinerary – subject to change – looks something like this: Drive to Germany Spend a few days in Rheinland-Pfalz (staying with friends Uli and Sabine) Sun: Sabine and I fly to Rome Spend a few days in Tuscany (at Sabine’s place in San Francesco) Take the night train from …
It’s my blog and I’ll whine if I want to. It’s no secret that travel writing is my dream job. I’ve gone from joining a “travel writer’s network” – a club, really where my fees went into the pocket of the guy that arranged the press trips – to publishing a tiny handful of pieces …
I am here. You are not. Explain. Exemptions granted to those with medical and/or family related excuses.
We had planned to go to one of two destinations today, either Salzburg or up to Oberoesterriech. Husband called at nine to tell me that a house in Oberoesterriech had collapsed under the weight of the snow on the roof and region was cut off. Salzburg was doable, but also in the direction of the …
This post is from my ex-website on MSN. As I’m pondering mulitlingualism, it seems relevant again. Cool sidebar: Earlier this year, the foreign exchange program of a small university contacted me to ask if they could use an excerpt from this story in the materials they use to entice students to sign up for a …