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How We Became the United States of France?

September 22, 2008

I guess the author of the Time magazine article How We Became the United States of France is trying to be humorous, but the more I read of the article, the more I was insulted.  What is so wrong with France, anyway?  I don’t get this (yes, I know it’s supposed to be a joke, [...]

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Chocolate Withdrawal

March 26, 2008

We spent this weekend with my in-laws and I think I gained back all the weight I lost over the last 8 months.  My jeans were tight when we left and I spent today going through chocolate withdrawal.  In case you don’t have a German mother-in-law, visits to a GMIL could qualify as world class [...]

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4 Nights in Munich

March 20, 2008

Last week we had a blast in Munich.  I thought we had good restaurants in Regensburg, but the ones in Munich blow them away.  We had really great sushi at Tokami on Theresienstrasse.  We enjoyed one of the best Arabic meals I’ve ever had with Schokolade Mädchen and her man, G, at the Lebanese restaurant Cedar Lounge on Georgenstrasse.  [...]

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Do not EVER fly Iberia Airlines

January 17, 2008

So here it is, the full story with all the gritty details. From cancelled flights to unannounced delays, from death marches through the Madrid airport to sleeping in moldy hotel rooms. Chapter 1: The cancelled flight Our tale begins in the fall, shortly after booking four tickets with Iberia Airlines to visit my family in [...]

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Breast is best?

December 24, 2007

We arrived safely on Thursday after an uneventful flight (Oliver was awesome and slept most of the trip – some teenage boys even complemented us on how well-behaved he was – we told them that it was just luck, I felt so bad for the baby, and the parents, of the little girl who cried [...]

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In the news

October 28, 2007

Rauchverbot auf dem Oktoberfest: Kein Qualm auf der Wiesn – Starting January 1, smoking will be banned in all public places in Bayern, including pubs and tents, which means that Oktoberfest 2008 will be smoke-free (in the tents anyway). Yippee for non-smokers! Only two more months and we can go out to restaurants again without [...]

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Household and Personal Products

July 15, 2007

Here’s a list with some household and personal products that can be found in Germany. I had three goals in making this list: List American brands that are sold under a different name here List commonly searched for items by expats that may not be easily found And give Stiftung Warentest (a German “Consumer Reports”-type [...]

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