Monthly Archives: April 2010

everyone else is doing it, and may I interest you in some replica watches?

Anyone know who Liz Allen is? I don’t. She, or the nefarious spammer robot hackery person behind her programming wants me to be her friend on Facebook, I guess.* But I think Facebook really wants me to be her friend … Continue reading

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Travel Deals 29.04.2010

The financial crisis seems to be easing its chokehold on the travel industry, but there are still opportunities to save a little. Starwood Properties in Europe on Sale Starwood Hotels include Westin, Sheraton and Le Meridien (and several others), in … Continue reading

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Not Eating Out in New York » Win the How To Cook Everything iPhone App (and a conversation with Mark Bittman)

Not Eating Out in New York » Win the How To Cook Everything iPhone App (and a conversation with Mark Bittman). I read this blog (linked above) mostly for a little inspiration — a lot of the stuff is hard … Continue reading

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WEBMU 2010 Location Discussion Closing Soon!

Thinking about attending the Meetup this year? Did you want to propose your city or region as a site or yourself as a host? Better get on the stick, then! The thread discussing proposals for locations will close this weekend … Continue reading

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Pass the Peas, like we used to say

Last night, our Budapest travel buddy Monet accompanied us to the Alte Mälzerei for the Fred Wesley and the New JBs show there. This was our first time in the Alte Mälzerei, but I daresay it won’t be our last. … Continue reading

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international currency and telecommuncation

If you’re going to try to scalp merch to people outside the U.S., you probably should learn how to make your conditions and contact info intelligible. This sort of thing sends me into an admittedly disproportionate fit of rage, or … Continue reading

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WEBMU 2010: Phase 1 Complete

The planning for our annual Whiny Expat Blogger Meetup (a.k.a. the Whiny Expat Blogger Unmissable Meetup) is coming along nicely. We have democratically decided to choose a venue for this year’s event before nailing down a weekend. The next step … Continue reading

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Dutch Adventure

It’s been quiet around here for over ten days, but we’ve been busy exploring new places. Namely, the Netherlands. I’d been there with my host family more than a few weekends during my exchange year 1992-93, but this was my … Continue reading

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Chicken Salad Wraps

I love wrap sandwiches. When we’re anywhere with a Marks & Spencer food hall, I live on the things (mostly because those happen to be in England and it’s hella expensive there). So I wanted to try making my own. … Continue reading

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