Author Archives: arleebug54

A slice of Schwerin

Posted on May 12, 2019

I was fortunate that my good friend K recently invited M and me to go visit our friend U in Schwerin, giving us a chance to see the famous castle there and take a turn around the historic small town. … Continue reading →

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Plucky Bydgoszcz

Posted on April 8, 2019

So now I’m clueing you into my new travel dilemma. (And aren’t I the lucky one to have this at the top of my list?) I’m looking to find and explore cities in Europe that 1.) are not tourist Disneylands … Continue reading →

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Görlitz, the Sleeping Beauty of Silesia

Posted on March 24, 2019

Last week was an interesting confluence of the spring equinox and a full “Worm” moon, so named because of the thawing earth bringing the reappearance of earthworms and hence the robins. Well, it certainly thawed me out and put me … Continue reading →

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Hints of Heidelberg and Happy Trails

Posted on February 26, 2019

As some of you know, I spent a fair bit of my youth tucked away in rural southern California on the Mojave Desert. There’s a back story, of course, but what’s relevant here is that my little burg sported a … Continue reading →

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Lost worlds…

Posted on February 5, 2019

The muse has been a bit quiet of late, a victim of the winter introversion that grips much of Northern Europe this time of year. But a sudden burst of energy this afternoon inspires me to finally share with you … Continue reading →

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Searching for Szczecin

Posted on December 23, 2018

Indeed it’s been a while since I’ve set out to explore a new part of the world (or at least, new to me). So when T and I had a few days free recently, we made a wild impetuous decision … Continue reading →

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DIY Berlin…

Posted on September 5, 2018

I’ve moved a lot in my life – 32 times, or thereabouts. This is literally three times the average for most Americans, of whom (according to the latest Census data) 11.6 percent moved house in 2017, the lowest percentage since … Continue reading →

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