What’s with the weather?

by | May 29, 2007 | Europe, Expat Life, Germany

The weather in Frankfurt is notoriously bad. The winters aren’t harsh but they are filled with many, many rainy days where the sky remains gray for what seems like months at a time and you just hope and pray for the day when spring and summer finally arrive....

Build your own climbing wall

by | Apr 30, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Travel

I’m sure this might seem absurd and perhaps even a bit frivolous…but if you know us, you know w love to go climbing. Unfortunately there are not many places close to us which allow us to do decent climbing. There is an indoor hall in Frankfurt but...

Lots of driving and walking

by | Apr 7, 2007 | Europe, Switzerland, Travel

We’re not really sure at the moment that Ayla is having all that much fun on this vacation so far. Yesterday we drove from Frankfurt to Locarno, Switzerland, which meant about 7 hours in the truck traveling. She’s always great during car rides but we could...

Not the best day for climbing

by | Apr 7, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel

This morning we were the first ones at Arcegno, a pretty nice area with a couple of routes in our range. Since we haven’t climbing in about a year due to getting the dog, buying the farm and other things that took up our time, we basically have to stick to the...