The Bugle does not aspire to comprehensive coverage of anything in particular. So it’s not a revelation that we didn’t get around to all of our ideas for blog posts about Ireland…
The most useful phrase in French
Posted by on August 18th, 2009 in expat, french, luxembourg and travelAnita is becoming famous in some circles in Luxembourg for her French!
For months, she practiced one and only one phrase in French:
Je suis desolée. Je ne parle pas français…
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We arrived in Luxembourg
Posted by on June 19th, 2009 in consumer, expat, luxembourg, mental state and travelWe arrived before our stuff — “on holiday” for official purposes. We drove into Luxembourg with several large suitcases in the back of our Skoda estate (i.e. station-wagon)…
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To a new country, to find new adventures
Posted by on April 6th, 2009 in B&B, administrative, expat, ireland and mental stateThe staff had some fun on the first of this month, but our move to Luxembourg is no April Fool.
My work will take us from Dublin to Luxembourg City later this year…
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Friday’s Inauguration
Posted by on January 21st, 2009 in dublin, entertainment, expat, ireland and usaI know, I know, the title is a weaker pun than even Bugle readers should expect.
We partied with friends at TGI Friday’s on St Stephen’s Green…
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Give thanks for your butter
Posted by on November 26th, 2008 in culture, expat, ireland, mental state and usaThere are many things that I love about living in Ireland. There are a few things that annoy or trouble me…
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Memo to North American tourists in Europe
Posted by on November 2nd, 2008 in expat, mental state, travel and usaThrough a FOIA request submitted this summer, it has come to the Bugle’s attention that all American tourists travelling to Europe received the following instructions:
From: North American Tourist Authority
To: US and Canadian Citizens bound for Europe
Date: [redacted]
Dear US and/or Canadian citizens bound for Europe,
Tourists from North America have always been drawn together by the sound of their non-British accents…
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Message to the USA: Register to Vote!
Posted by on September 16th, 2008 in expat, politics and usaOur absentee ballots for the Nov. 4 election in the US arrived today. Happy Day!..
Books Report: Ireland and the Whole World
Posted by on July 15th, 2008 in culture, expat, ireland and politicsDuring a few rainy, cold days in June, I devoured two books: Jared Diamond’s Collapse, and John Waters’s Jiving at the Crossroads…
Required Reading for Ex-pats in Ireland
Posted by on March 9th, 2008 in B&B, culture, expat and irelandBefore we moved to Ireland, our good friend and frequent commentor Dave gave me a copy of The Lonely Planet’s Irish Language and Culture…
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