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One boy, three parties, 13th birthday
I have no idea what I was thinking when I asked Ron if he wants a birthday party this year. Over the years we have tried to avoid throwing birthday parties in every... Read More
My inspirational talk
I have been invited to be a guest in a Facebook live of one of the millions Facebook group I’m a member in (I think it has officially reached the point of addiction... Read More
Superstitions and Job Searching
I broke the kids. We can no longer leave the house without them searching for cars with the same three digits on the license plate (in Malta all cars have, or are supposed... Read More
Invisible disabilities – Do I tell or do I hide?
Dealing with invisible disabilities, you always have the question – do I tell, or do I hide? Ever since Yon was diagnosed we had to wrestle with this question, and every time we... Read More
Where we've been
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First week in Malta Part 1
Sunday Last Sunday we landed in Malta, after a 4 days whirlwind in which Hidai signed on with his new job, we said goodbye to Israel and I tried to pack everything we had with us and everything we accumulated in … Read More
What life on the road is really like
Facebook just informed me that the people on my page hadn’t heard from me in a while. It’s fine, they are not alone, the same could be said about the people on my Twitter, my Instagram and mostly the people … Read More
Salzburg hostel experience
There is something in the view that changes the minute you cross from Czech Republic into Austria. Salzburg, and its surrounding areas, are magnificent. It was the first time that we enjoyed the driving somewhere because it really wasn’t about the … Read More
First destination – Prague
Prague was chosen as our first destination, after many hours of contemplations, because of very good reasons – it’s close, which is always nice; it’s accessible by train, which is our favourite mode of transportation (or at least it used … Read More
Netherlands redo trip
The Netherlands has it in for us. Maybe it’s because we keep calling it Holland instead of the Netherlands (my autocorrect keeps calling it the Netherworld but that’s a different story), maybe it’s because we’re not cool enough to be … Read More
On Brussels and Belgian chocolate
Sometimes, and I am putting it mildly here, all is not as it should be. It all started on the way to the airport, at quarter past four in the morning, when I realised I have forgotten my wedding ring at home … Read More
All about Berlin part 1 – confusion and food
Berlin confuses me. I have been here for a year and three months and I still feel as clueless as the day I got here. It it so hard to write about living here, when I don’t completely understand living here. It’s … Read More
A London fix
Way back in November we had a plan for 24 hours in London to see the Christmas lights, shop, and buy some crumpets (did you know you can’t get crumpets in Berlin?). It was, without a doubt, one of those memorable trips that you … Read More
Disneyland Paris at Christmas time
This year was the first year we spent Christmas by ourselves. As we discovered throughout the year, finding someone you know who actually stays and spends the holiday (every and any holiday) in Berlin is harder than finding a German person who doesn’t … Read More
Things I learnt while trying to become travel-savvy
This past year we’ve decided to travel more. Not that we’ve ever decided to travel less, it’s just that you know how it is – you need the time, the money, the right aged kids, the good weather, the correct frame of mind … Read More