Some time ago on one of the various ex-pat blogs I read, I heard about a fantastic little creation of a British-Amsterdammer chef, Jason Hartley. With no restaurant of his own, he hosts a “popup” brunch at various locations around the city. The schedule is irregular, but for some reason I thought to check the [...]
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Eating out: the lovefood popup brunch
Posted in Adventures, Cultural Differences, Dining, Eats, Neighborhood, the Netherlands on 15 November 2010 | 3 Comments »
Oslo at Home (take 1)
Posted in Home, Norway on 23 October 2010 | 2 Comments »
A quick glimpse of my home in Oslo: the Living Room. Couch and Audrey Hepburn Allllll social science texts. A touch of Wisconsin farmland. Huge fiction selection too… and my favorite: the woodstove. Woodstove in action a couple weeks ago.
Travel: Vienna
Posted in Adventures, Arts & Culture, Countries, Friends, Touring, Travel, Work on 21 September 2010 | 1 Comment »
The beauty of the international academic lifestyle is not in the distance from friends and family. It is not in the intellectual stimulation and the chance to hobnob with the best and the brightest in one’s field (although this is surely not a downside). The beauty is in the chance to travel. Last year brought me Detroit, [...]
How did this happen? Part 3
Posted in Adventures, Arts & Culture, Norway, Travel on 19 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Wow, this is getting out of control! I’ve been here since August, almost exactly a month! So here’s the final installment and some catch up…) … And then I got on several planes and with a quick stop over in Atlanta for a work meeting I arrived in… OSLO! I’ll be here through the winter [...]
How did this happen? Part 2
Posted in Home, Sights, Travel, USA on 10 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Then we drove to Connecticut for a relaxing vacation… …Followed by a brief visit to New York… And then…
How did this happen? Part 1
Posted in Adventures, Home, Neighborhood, Norway, Travel, USA on 28 August 2010 | Leave a Comment »
About 4 weeks ago Wouter and I packed up my car, sold or donated everything that wouldn’t fit, and started driving east from Wisconsin… Goodbye Home!
