#Vacation part 4: Knife envy and the perfect Workation
Top ten steps to a perfect vacation? Bwahahaha! Like I’d know? When we decided to go to Spain for the …
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#Vacation part 3: What we have here is a failure to communicate
The sun was still high in the sky and heat was rising in visible waves from every surface. The two returned veterinarians and I stared at the bags of rapidly warming raw chicken, and everyone looked nervous.
#Vacation part 2: How to meet the locals.
There are so many articles out there about how to meet people while travelling. Seventeen says hit the beach or gym. …
How to take a grownup summer holiday. Or not…
I can stay anywhere. Okay…anywhere that has wifi. And an en suite because I won’t put on shoes to use the bathroom. And a washing machine, dishwasher, fridge-freezer, and microwave. A patio with a grill. Privacy. Good restaurants, access to museums and culture, outdoor recreation, water, mountains, good transportation, and historical sites. And an electric kettle.
Not the way I planned it. Best holiday ever?
One of the things that we had to learn when we moved to the UK was the British-Wave. Americans know the proper way to drive is to get there ahead of everyone else at all costs. If you let them cut in front of you, they will own your manhood and, probably, your car and wife as well. So you expect Americans driving in the UK to not only back-the-f-up when facing another driver, but actually smile and wave? That’s like expecting the Queen to put on a bikini and serve ice-cream to paparazzi. It’s both physically possible and virtually inconceivable.
All I Want for Christmas Is…
(Another Blast from Barb’s past — originally published in Champaign Urbana News Gazette, December, 1991) During Christmas at my house, …
Holiday Email Letters: Time for Revenge
Have you received the traditional Christmas email from relatives and friends telling you how incredibly wonderful that past year has …
Barb Taub 