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Our Berlin Orgin Story
A certain question has been coming up a lot lately. How the hell did we end up in Berlin? Meeting new people, chatting on that crazy interconnect known as the internet, and in a recent random...
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Visiting the Site of Gruesome Demise: Pompeii
Ian & StevesI'm going to be honest and say I didn't want to go to Pompeii. Something about it "being too touristy", "just ruins", and "taking time away from pizza eating in Naples" crossed my lips....
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Escape from Naples ~ Island of Procida
As excited as we were to be going to Naples and Pompeii, I was not pleased that our summer vacation would consist solely of hot & dusty sites. I love swimming and neither of these places were...
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Berlin: By Foot, By BVG, By Bike, By Car, By Boat, By Train, By Plane
I've talked so much about our adventures outside of the city lately (like new favorite Naples), I haven't been giving Berlin it's due.One of the reasons it's one of the greatest cities in the world is...
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A Day Without the Internet
Because of stupid reasons, the internet company needed to turn off our service yesterday to switch over the contract. I was mostly prepared, or as prepared as you could be to have a long day home alone...
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We have a YouTube channel that we mostly just abuse. We toss "dad videos" up (just like dad's where he would film events for far too long with random narrative and then proudly show the unedited...
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Seattle Brewery Tour - Love from Afar
In yet another of this-would-never-happen-in-Seattle moments, Ian has formed a friendship with one of the parent's at the Kita over his first love - no, not me - BEER. After receiving the gift of a...
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East German Loving: Dresden
Wanting to simply go anywhere, but lacking the important element of money, we stumbled on neighboring city Dresden. It's always been a bit embarrassing that we haven't gotten there, and what better...
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What NOT To Do at Oktoberfest
Opening weekend of the greatest beer festival in the world was last weekend and it seems everyone we know just got back or is on their way. We have been twice before, beginning and ending our year...
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On the Hunt for Mexican Ingredients in Berlin
While we were excited to see our favorite German, Mr. Thomas, back in Berlin, we were a bit stumped on exactly what we should do with him. He has visited us in Berlin a few times now (& we visited...
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Helpy McHelperson: My advice on Moving to Berlin
Here I am again, eagerly badgering some poor soul asking questions about Berlin. Take it away Dear ebe!Hello, Ian and Ebe!My name is Sarah and I've been wanting to take a few semesters to teach abroad...
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I could Never Run the Berlin Marathon
Today was supposed to be the running of the New YorkMarathon. The last of the 5 big races making up the World Marathon Majors series, it is also one of the largest in the world with usually over...
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Learning to Love in the Land of Whiskey, Whisky & Bourbon
When a friend asked if we wanted to join a private tasting of bourbons and whiskeys at a shop in Berlin, there was only one right answer:YES.Whisky Kaninett - Berlin The PlanAs frequent drinkers of the...
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22 Things I am Thankful For & 29 before I'm 30
Have you seen the posts about "Things I'm Thankful For" & "29 things to do before I'm 30"? So sappy and sentimental amirite? Yeah, well....it's Thanksgiving and almost my birthday - I'm doing it....
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Creating a Crazy Ass Photo Advent Calendar- Week 1
Last year, we were missing our family & friends. No longer our first Christmas in Germany, we glumly drank our glühwein, shuffled through the numerous Weihnachtsmarkt and sighed through carols of...
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Creating a Crazy Ass Photo Advent Calendar- Week 2
In our continuing odyssey of weird, we share more pictures of our photo advent calendar toward Christmas. Christmas markets, presents, and general madness - that's how we do. December 8thSomehow, 4...
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The Best Christmas Market in Germany?
Having just been to Dresden this summer, even we were surprised to be back after 4 short months. But as the site of one of Germany's - thus the world's - best Christmas markets it was just that time of...
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NYE (Almost) Disaster
This year, we found out why they call it a Bottle Rocket.Remember the first time you lit off a firework? I don't. We've never really bought them and while there are a few notable holidays where we did...
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Berlin Pyronale = FIREWORKS!
If it is not already apparent from our blog or just life, Berliners love their fireworks (and Ian & I should never be allowed near them as our NYE almost disaster demonstrated). They love them so...
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Falling in Love with the NFL in Europe
In the fall, a notice briefly flashed across the UBahn monitor: “German Bowl XXXIV”. I knew immediately that we were going. When Ian & I arrived in this foreign land, we started the serious...
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