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Innsbruck: Hapsburg Weirdness at Schloss Ambras
Schloss Ambras sits on a hill just outside Innsbruck. We stopped there on the way out of town, and it turned out to be pretty interesting. Located on the site […]
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Trento: Around Town
We chose to visit Trento last week mostly because it is just two hours’ drive from Innsbruck. For this week between packout and flying out, we were not interested in […]
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Dear Person Who Is Currently Living In My Warsaw Apartment
When I move in next year, I would appreciate it if my oven looked like this. Well, actually, I would appreciate it if my oven looked like a full-size gas […]
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Trento: Castello del Buonconsiglio
Is there any better way to spend a birthday than exploring an Italian castle? Not in my book! Even as far as Italian castles go, Trento’s Castello del Buonsiglio is […]
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Beautiful, Busy Bassano del Grappa
On the way home from Trento (well, sort of on the way) we made a quick stop in Bassano del Grappa. I wanted to see the place because I have […]
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Home
So, it’s been quite a week. We got back to DC last Saturday. It was a relatively smooth trip home despite Austrian Airlines not letting us reserve seats online because […]
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Ten Random Things I’ve Noticed About The States
Well, technically, things I’ve noticed about Northern Virginia. 1.) People wear flip-flops. A lot. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t. But it sure beats stilettos. 2.) Dress is casual. […]
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Thankful for Small Things
Blogging from the States is different than blogging from overseas. I’m not going to have any spectacular Italian vacations to write about for the near future! And there is far […]
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Expat Focus Interview
Expat Focus is a website for anyone moving or living abroad. Expat Experiences on the site are very similar to Real Post Reports with the additional benefit of links to the interviewees’ blogs for […]
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The Green-Eyed Monster
While I really like the apartment in which we are staying for this year, I have been surprised at how difficult it has been to accept the temporary-ness of our […]
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Here Are A Few Things I Never Saw in Vienna
There are some perks to visiting my family in Nashville. One is that it is a great place for walking. My parents live about a mile from World Famous Music […]
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Yes, I Do Actually Have a Problem With This
It’s been an interesting week in which I learned a lot about my husband’s employer. Want to hear about it? Here we go… A few weeks ago, I posted on […]
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Just a Whole Lotta Foreign Service Blogs
Do you enjoy reading blogs authored by members of the American diplomatic community? I have a few of my favorite FS and expat blogs listed on my sidebar, but a […]
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Emptying the Nest
So, last Friday I flew to California to help my daughter get settled into her graduate dorm. The day after that, my son flew to England to start his first […]
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Tourist in My Hometown: What Is It With Men and Battlefields?
As far as we are concerned a lack of huttes, bratwurst and beer is no reason to stop hiking. Special bonus in Virginia: lots of walkable battlefields. Now, I will […]
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Like Grad Students Except With Money
So, how’s the empty nest going? A few people have asked me that over the last couple of weeks, and the answer is, well, just fine! It probably helps that […]
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Tourist in My Hometown: Mason Neck and Gunston Hall
Yesterday brought the first cold, windy gust of fall to DC. I was, as usual, a complete wimp about it. Warsaw will be “challenging!” On the other hand, today was […]
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Dispensing Pearls of Wisdom
Which are worth exactly what you paid for them! A couple of weeks ago, I attended AAFSW‘s Ice Cream Social. This is a rather nice event held every few weeks […]
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America Gets Kinda Weird This Time of Year
I can remember Halloween as a kid. We put a jack o’lantern on the front porch, cut a couple of eyeholes in a sheet, threw it over our heads, and […]
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I Purely Hate The Cold
As my grandmother would say. Except, she wouldn’t, because she never feels the cold. I, on the other hand, take after my mother, who would wear a sleeping bag from October […]
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