Austria delivers: delicious cheeses direct from alpine cows
It figures that Austria would be the country to satisfy our hungry search for some of Europe’s best and most interesting cheese. When we set out on The Meanderthals European […]
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Still no local cheese, but we’re learning new words
Key phrases we’ve learned and deployed thus far in the Meanderthals 2023 European Cheese Tour: “Ferme” (‘closed’, in France and Belgium, as in ‘all the cheese shops and manufacturers are […]
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Return to Phnom Penh– a bittersweet journey.
The glass doors slide open in the Phnom Penh airport and a face stands out in the crowd. SomOn’s. Eight years ago—almost to the day—the same man greeted us with […]
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Crossing New Zealand’s South Island — wineries, ocean and snow-capped mountains
In five days, we’ve tasted wine at award-winning wineries, watched seals in the Pacific, crossed snow-capped mountains (by car), hiked lush paths and rocky trails, walked to see the Franz […]
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The magic of Andros
“You’re going where?” friends asked when we told them about our house-sit on a Greek island. “Never heard of it.” That’s what we love most about Andros. That it’s secluded […]
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A writer’s lament: Missing my fictional friend, Jake
I miss Jake. Though I’ve never met him, seen his face, talked to him, or emailed, Skyped or exchanged Tweets with him, I have spent a good portion of every […]
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