The Small Girl turned ten yesterday. Ten whole years. Where has the time gone? With double digits I guess she can’t be classified as a “Small Girl” for much longer, especially as she gets taller by the second!… As we are in Switzerland for a few days, and she celebrates her birthday away from home, […]
Food
Meeting Mantova
We are staying in Italy for the time being (yes it’s still freezing – currently around -10!), but moving on from Sirmione to Mantova (or Mandua as it’s called locally!)… Compared to Bardolino, and to some extent Sirmione, at least in terms of how busy it is, and the amount of visible tourists, Mantova is […]
Expat Essentials – Blinis
Spending time in your native country means that you can (usually) understand everything that’s being said (unless someone’s from Glasgow and then I will admit to struggling at times) around you, which means great conversations with random people that just wouldn’t usually happen in your expat life. In shop queues, at train stations, bus stops […]
Munich Musings – Flammkuchen and Passport Photos
In our old life, as well as Royal Parks and Palaces, we had a certain city on our doorstep (as you’ve heard many many times). Once children came along, and the daily commute into London was finally over for me after 8 long (but mostly fun) years, we found ourselves rarely going in to […]
Festive Finnish Pulla Bread
With my other half having worked for a Finnish Company for 18 years, and what with him travelling there and back an awful lot, it was only natural that a few Finnish things were going to find their way into our home before too long… I blame this past company for lots of […]