The new Ikea (…and an even nicer Hornbach)

    Mar 24, 2007 | Expat Life, House & Home

    This morning we headed out to Ikea to redeem our gift certificate. A new one has opened close to us a few days ago and we wanted to check it out. First off, I have to say that I hate the wording Ikea uses in its letters. The certificate stated “use this at your...

    Something we might need for our next big trip

    Mar 9, 2007 | Travel

    The company FON has come up with a really interesting concept. Not only are they encouraging people to share or sell their own Wi-Fi broadband access…but they’re also encouraging people who live near Starbucks to share those as well. We first heard about...

    The trash saga continues

    Mar 6, 2007 | Expat Life

    I think I mentioned in a previous post that the trash collection situation here in Germany is a bit crazy and requires that we have 4 different garbage cans (paper, biodegradable waste, garden cuttings and regular trash) along with the yellow sacks for plastic &...

    Making plans for Easter

    Mar 5, 2007 | Europe, Italy, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel

    Last year we went to Locarno, Switzerland, over the Easter holiday. We spent time in the midst of beautiful scenery and were really able to just relax and enjoy ourselves over the four short days that we were there. Before we left there, we said we wanted to make it a...

    Meeting some of the neighbors

    Feb 27, 2007 | Expat Life, Pets, The puppy years (1-2), Travel

    Although we’ve been sick the past few days, we still continued to force ourselves to go on walks twice a day with Ayla. Sometimes the 20-minute walk in the fresh air seemed to help us, and other times it was a struggle to get back home but we didn’t want...

    Is spring here yet?

    Feb 15, 2007 | Europe, Italy, Rock Climbing, Travel

    Today the weather here is absolutely wonderful. It could be a bit warmer I guess but the sun is shining, there aren’t too many clouds in the sky and it makes you really feel that spring is just around the corner. I know it’s much too soon to begin thinking...