As people here start to get in a frenzy about which set of mountains have the best snow at weekends, some of you might be contemplating a family ski trip for the first time. Here’s a rehash of a post I wrote for BritMums a little over a year ago, but with a […]
Travel
On the Last Day of the Year…
After Christmas at Dine’s Barn, we moved on to South West London, and to my Sister’s for the next half of the festivities, where we spent a couple more happy days with family members (some of whom had undertaken their own mass exodus to sunnier climes for Christmas itself!)… But, on the last day of the […]
Christmas at Dines Barn…
Christmas can be a strange time of year for Expats. Many find themselves torn between having a quiet but convenient festive period in their host country – tempted by the promise of endless lie-ins, not having to worry about smuggling presents anywhere from Father Christmas (and managing to keep them out of sight), and […]
Sunday Photo – Winter Skies
Winter Skies
An Afternoon with Krampus
Picture the scene, you are at Munich’s largest Christmas Market at Marienplatz. It’s around 3pm, the winter’s night is drawing in, and the lights of the Christmas stalls are beginning to glow. People are either perusing festive goods, or huddled together with groups of friends, chatting over steaming cups of gluhwein and egg-nog… In the […]