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I am back in Germany.
CQ and I had a splendid Sunday, including a last minute substitution in of The Cradle of Humankind—a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After having had a healthy dose of local paranoia (each house has a large wall around it, often with electric fencing on top; the malls all are inside […]
Swaziland was quite the adventure for CQ and me. After landing on time at the Jo’burg airport, we got our rental car and started heading away from Swaziland—so we lost about 20 minutes there; once oriented we headed the correct direction, stopping in Witbank at a brand spanking new mall where we parked by the […]
Tomorrow morning CQ and I will leave Cape Town; fly to Johannesburg in order to drive into Swaziland for two nights in a grass hut.
I will probably not post again until either Sunday evening or Monday night.
In the meantime I thought I would share a few thoughts about our trip so far.
Monday […]
On the last day of my trip to New York City I found myself with time to kill and, consequently, on the doorstep of the Museum of the City of New York.
It was not my first visit: my first visit was a young child with my father who was exploring his old stomping grounds. […]
Seven photos from Monday. Massive uploads must wait until I return to Germany, but expect a few on Flickr now and then…
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CQ and I are in Cape Town.
It was a relatively uneventful plane ride—I read Saturday’s Guardian, Sunday’s Observer, the weekend’s IHT, and part of an Economist.
The IFE provided me with “Letters from Iwo Jima”, the follow up to Clint Eastwood’s “Flags of Our Fathers.” I’d watched “Flags of Our Fathers” on my way […]
On of the best streets in Rotterdam is Witte de Witt Straat—a vibrant street filled with bustling restaurants, cute shops, and activity. A short two blocks off of the street lies the Gay Palace, the four storey mega-gay-dance club for Rotterdam.
As I’ve learned my way around Rotterdam I’ve tried to stay as close to […]
My trip from Weimar to Rotterdam was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
It stunk.
From Weimar to Frankfurt the train was crowded and I was assigned a crappy seat across from a woman who did not smile once the entire trip. In fact, her face wasn’t even neutral. It was in a perpetual frown. […]
Tomorrow morning I’m heading to Rotterdam.
It’s an eight hour train ride including a painful 53 layover at the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof—something that used to be 10 or 5 minutes in prior years.
This will be my first time in Frankfurt since January 1st, a record long achievement for me since my move to Germany. I’m […]
It’s Monday, and after a weekend of absolutely, positively, fantastic weather, it cooled off and started drizzling today.
Sorry about my silence over the weekend, but Saturday I helped my friend Anja move. She has rented a fabulous flat in Jena and needed to move in her bed, desk, and a couch, along with a […]
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TQE : That Queer Expatriate I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany -- which makes me an expatriate, not an ex-patriot. Before landing in Germany, I've lived in Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming; Bloomington, Indiana; and Weimar, Germany. If you want to write to me, feel free! The username is elmadaeu on the gmail.com service.
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