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Here & ThereAlbany Tulip Festival
Every Spring, the city of Albany (which is the capital of New York, a fact many don't know) hosts a tulip festival). The week we touched down in the US…
September 3, 2019 · 1 min read
Here & ThereTOILETPAPER at Galerie Blanc
While walking through Gay Village in Montreal, we came across an outdoor art gallery, which turned out to be Galerie Blanc. I knew nothing about it before we…
September 2, 2019 · 1 min read
Here & ThereGrimnitzsee Getaway
Two weekends ago, we celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. For the occasion, we wanted to take a small trip for an extended weekend, so we headed out to…
September 1, 2019 · 1 min read
Here & ThereVienna By Night
Before I went to Vienna, all I heard from people who'd been is how beautiful the architecture is. And, well, it's no joke. Of course there is a good mixture of…
March 21, 2019 · 1 min read
Here & ThereThursday Morning in Vienna
Last month I went to Vienna (and Austria) for the first time. It was for work (you can read more about that here), so I didn't get to see as much of the city…
March 14, 2019 · 2 min read
Life & TimesStriking Season
It's strike season in Berlin. All the unions are renegotiating their contracts, and we all know how that tends to go, especially in a city like Berlin, where…
February 27, 2019 · 2 min read
Life & TimesA Coffee Date and Some Sunshine
Late last month I met up with Chris and Florian at a Neukölln coffeeshop for the first time in far too long. The last time we were all together was before…
February 12, 2019 · 2 min read
Life & TimesDon't Call It A Comeback
I keep telling myself I want to write more, but I am so so busy, and then when I do actually find time to write, I feel as though I have nothing to say, or at…
February 11, 2019 · 1 min read
Art & Culture2018 in Books
Another year, another reading goal. After struggling a bit last year to meet my goal of 75, I decided to scale back a bit and go for 50 again, which I knew…
December 31, 2018 · 5 min read
Art & Culture10 of 18
Before I launch into my top albums of 2018, can I first get some acknowledgment that this is the first time since 2010 that I'm putting out my "best of" list…
December 29, 2018 · 3 min read
Life & TimesBerliner Weihnachtszeit am Rotes Rathaus
As someone who loves Christmas, strangely enough, I don't love Christmas markets all that much. Why? Well, it's a combination of the mix of crowds, the many…
December 27, 2018 · 2 min read
Life & TimesSchöneberger Kürbisfest
This weekend was the annual Schöneberger Kürbisfest, which is a pumpkin festival in name, but it's really just an excuse to have a street market. These things…
October 7, 2018 · 2 min read