Fitzroy

Let it go
Living next to the pool is real great. I swam 10 laps on Friday and even 15 on Saturday. It was a bit overcast first, so the pool was empty and only the swimmers were there, I had a whole lap to myself. When did that happen last time…? Then I explored Fitzroy for a […] Read More

Melbourne Discoveries

Let it go
We arrived in our great St. Kilda luxury apartment on Thursday. Sven really has friends with great taste. We are in a big apartment building on one of the main streets in St. Kilda, 20 minutes walk from the beach and the main areas of St. Kilda with its shops, restaurants and bakeries. Down in […] Read More

Xmas in SFO

Let it go
On Thursday, I arrived well in time for the little dinner Renato and Dennis had prepared for me and our friends Lisa, her parents Nancy and Jim, and Brandon. We had ham, rice, Brussels sprouts, salads, cheese and lots of wine. I managed to stay awake quite long, despite the 5 hour jet lag from […] Read More

Merry Christmas from Santiago

Let it go
My last day in Santiago was Navidad. The city was much more quiet – a lot of coffee shops and restaurants already closed during the day. Yesterday I did some last minutes Xmas shopping with Sebastian, he took me to an area full of old warehouses or markets, with little stalls where people were looking […] Read More

Shopping guilt

Let it go
My friends know I haven’t bought a thing in at least two years. Except maybe some underwear, socks, and an occasional CD or DVD, I had totally stopped buying anything ahead of my trip. Even when I had the urge to have something, the thought that I would spend that much to put it into […] Read More

Settling in

Let it go
I’m settling into my place in Recoleta. Upon arrival on Sunday, I unpacked, made myself at home, fell asleep at an Argentinian time of 3 am (I should have gone out!), woke up at the German time of 7.30 and started my day. One: Supermercado with the basics: pasta, Coke, Granola, milk, Heinz ketchup, cheese, […] Read More