Someone told me once that if I liked things in black and white to go into science, and if I had the gumption to work through the grays then stick with the law. Turns out I might have missed my calling in medicine (it would be sooo handy to be able to prescribe botox myself!) and the main thing I’m …
Please Stay Tuned
I’ve not fallen off the face of the Earth. I’m preparing for an upcoming trip so have been a bit nutso with activities. But my goal is to post at least one FIMTSO (wow, remember those episodes?) entry before I hit the road. Please stay tuned and do send me requests for future FIMTSO challenges!
Oostende
I’ve been invited to visit the beach towns along the North Sea so I pack a small overnighter and hop yet another train to the town of Oostende: The last time I was here, it was freezing cold and I had the entire boardwalk to myself. On this occasion, however, the entire country of Belgium is on the beach. It’s …
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The Un-glamour Of Travel
I’ve written before that I envy one VB (Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice) not only for her staggering Birkin collection but mainly because in any paparazzi photo of her circling the globe, she always, always looks like she’s just stepped out of a salon wearing an outfit worthy of the red carpet. I’m not at all celebrity-fixated but I often …
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I Heart Kofola
Have I mentioned how warm it’s been here all around Europe during my visit? The sun was unforgiving in Vienna, and on a few unairconditioned buses in Bratislava it’s felt like a real oven. But on my last morning here, rain clouds decide to show up, hemming and hawing above the city like a petulant child threatening to throw a …