The hills are alive
The other day we went to the Lidl to buy sunscreen – they carry a brand I like. The Lidl is a mid-sized market that seems to buy odd lots of things in bulk. It’s something in between a gourmet supermarket and a warehouse store, if you can imagine. It’s a good place to buy …
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This morning I went to get my eyeballs checked. My medical coverage in the US is less than ideal; it doesn’t cover specs and choppers. There’s not much wrong with my eyes or my teeth and the exams are fairly standardized, so I do that stuff here in the snowglobe. It saves me a packet. …
Here’s the thing about Innsbruck. If you’re just passing through, you’re going to have to choose: the mountains or the city. The city is full of diversions — museums, shopping, historical buildings and monuments. The mountains, well, we don’t know. We chose the city, you see, in spite of the fact that Ski School Innsbruck …
I’m all about trusting the locals. When someone who lives in the area suggests it might be a good idea to [verb] at [place name], well, what the hell, right? They’re the local, they know better. In general this serves the good natured traveler well and you’ll end up [verbing] the [superlative adjective] [object] you’ve …
In a few days, Austria assumes the EU presidency. There’s a PR frenzy around this event of course, including a partially state funded billboard project that shows, among other things, a three way where the participants are wearing masks of Jaques Chirac, George Bush, and the Queen of England. The organization responsible for posting the …