The US State Department released a broad travel advisory for Europe on Sunday. It cautioned Americans who are traveling to Europe to be extra vigilant. ..
Oh, American Press, bless your heart
Posted by on October 6th, 2010 in culture, europe, expat, france, mental state, news and usaCensus Sadness
Posted by on April 2nd, 2010 in expat and usaBoth of us read a lot of US news, even while following the local Luxembourg headlines. ..
Luxembourg by the numbers: From news352.lu
Posted by on March 12th, 2010 in culture, europe, expat, luxembourg and newsAnita and I stress the number of non-residents commuting into Luxembourg just about every time we talk about life in Luxembourg. To us, it seems to touch nearly every part of life here. ..
Bugle-Blog CLASSIC
Posted by on October 8th, 2009 in dublin, expat and irelandThe 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). ..
To a new country, to find new adventures
Posted by on April 6th, 2009 in administrative, B&B, 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. ..
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. ..
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. ..
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. ..