August 2011

Time for a holiday

August 27, 2011

Bathing suits – check; Shorts – check; SPF 30 – check. We’re off for holiday! David and I have been looking forward to this trip for about two years – before we even moved abroad in fact. We had dreamed of going to Greece for our honeymoon, but our plans were put on hold when [...]

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They say it’s your birthday…

August 21, 2011

… It’s my birthday too! Yep, I’m 32 today, and the world did not come to a crashing halt. There is no doubting that 31 was a great year – finally finding my footing as an expat, enjoying my work, spending weekends in fantastic Europe locales, and finding new confidence in myself. So, even though [...]

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Ed-in-burr-a

August 14, 2011

We rose early last Saturday to take the train up north to Edinburgh, Scotland. We originally intended to take a week long tour of Scotland through the Highlands and up north to Iverness – where David insisted we fall into the tourist trap of Loch Ness. However, the summer slipped away from us and with [...]

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Riots in London

August 9, 2011

Friday night David and I welcomed two weary Tennessee travelers to our flat on their 12 hour layover from a 2-month honeymoon tour of Europe. As we sipped pints and ate chips, we talked about being a resident in another country. We spent some time discussing what it’s been like to live in a different [...]

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