I take you today to London to easily my top favourite place to eat, Tiroler Hut Restaurant.  It is an Austrian  restaurant that we found randomly while taking a walk from where we were staying in Notting Hill.  We went there for dinner with my family, my mum, my sister, and my husband’s father who... Read More »

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This year we celebrated our first American Thanksgiving, a proper feast with other people for the first time in three years.  As Thanksgiving lands on my birthday every 5,6, or 11 years I was happy to do without it our first year in England.  However, as an ex-pat sometimes there are cultural traditions from ‘home’... Read More »

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ACR |Travel Tip:  Sometimes you do not have to travel far to feel like you are getting away.  Even ‘playing tourist’ in your own backyard can be a fun way to see the world with eyes renewed. While you are dreaming up your next vacation, fuel your wanderlust by sharing the close destinations near to... Read More »

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 This monday my husband had a vacation day off from work and so we had a rare day date while the boys were both at school.  Since we needed to go into town to run some errands we look forward to going somewhere nice for lunch.  We have both come here once before with other... Read More »

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These images a part of my series ‘The Secret Lies of Men & Women’ | Bonnie Rose Photography © 2007 – 2013 All Rights Reserved I grew up on magazines.  In fifth grade in Italy I got my first issue of Teen magazine. In seventh grade after my move  to Germany I found out about... Read More »

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Today’s prompt for Blogtember states, “Share links to your favorite online shops, preferably with a few photos of your favorite items in each shop.”   Do not get me wrong, I love to shop.  Especially if it means I am shopping without the kids and with either my husband or friends.  I could spend hours... Read More »

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It is time for the next month’s installment of Expat to Expat: Q&A with Belinda and Bailie. Every month they put together a series of questions for expats to answer from around the world. Have a question? Make sure to contact them with your ideas for next month!  1. What is your favorite food store... Read More »

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