In Part One, I told you how our group of American tourists saw the lead-up to the big game between Ajax and Twente. ..
Ajax in Amsterdam, Part One
Posted by on May 19th, 2011 in europe and sportsEditor’s Note: Today we welcome a new contributor to the Bakker Bugle Blog: Dave! We’ll let his work speak for itself, for now.
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We <3 Zwolle
Posted by on May 9th, 2011 in europe, photos and travelAnita’s work frequently takes her to Zwolle, a city of about 120,000 in the western half of the Netherlands. Will tags along, as often as he can.
We like Zwolle, a lot.
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Europe >= America, episode 1: Coke Zero
Posted by on March 29th, 2011 in consumer, europe, france and luxembourgAnyone that spends thirty minutes with me will learn that I love soda, specifically products made by the Coca-Cola company.
In the past, I was a Diet Coke gal, but then Coke Zero stole my heart.
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Cruise Photos: Corfu / Kerkyra
Posted by on October 19th, 2010 in europe, photos and travelWe were promised sun in Luxembourg yesterday, but we got something more like early winter. So my thoughts turned to our cruise to the Greek Islands this spring.
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Oh, American Press, bless your heart
Posted by on October 6th, 2010 in culture, europe, expat, france, mental state, news and usaThe US State Department released a broad travel advisory for Europe on Sunday. It cautioned Americans who are traveling to Europe to be extra vigilant. ..
Cruise Day 3: Dubrovnik
Posted by on October 4th, 2010 in europe, photos and travelDay Three of our cruise (in May and June of this year) took us to Venice’s medieval rival: Ragusa. It is now known as Dubrovnik, Croatia — and it’s an UNESCO Heritage Site! ..
Cruise photos, at last!
Posted by on August 24th, 2010 in entertainment, europe, photos and travelYou may remember that, this May, we celebrated our long-term success with a cruise. Now, our short-term delay in posting our photos from that cruise has come to an end!
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You know you’ve settled into Europe when…
Posted by on August 17th, 2010 in culture, europe and mental state…you are stunned each time that somebody thinks your Visa has expired because it is dated 04/09/2010.
Culture consists, in part, of the customs that you take for granted. ..
Will Bakker, International TV star
Posted by on July 21st, 2010 in europe, france, sports and videoMany, many people do crazy, crazy things to attract the cameras covering the Tour de France.
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