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•  Exploring, Wks 15&16: England, James! (and don?t spare the horses!)
  Weeks 15 & 16 were mostly spent in England, eating lunch, drinking wine and laughing at all the funny English things.  Mr Expat Julia and I giggled like schoolchildren as we hiked around a deserted warehouse sized Tesco at 11 o’clock at night, complete with a 24 hours Dunkin’ Donuts....
  Thu, 17 May 2012 06:45:02
•  I?m going to be dreaming in Orange tonight!
  I’m going to be dreaming in Orange tonight! Expat Julia’s first Koninginnedag, 2012! http://ht.ly/aDgWM...
  Tue, 01 May 2012 17:27:58
•  Exploring, Wk14: The tardy blogger
  Week 14 was some time ago, three weeks to be precise, and this is my brief and tardy update.  As per my house rules, if I don’t do very much, I’ve not got much to say.  So this won’t take long. Blatant laziness overshadowed the week though I did at last find the absolutely wonderfu...
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:14:21
•  Exploring, Wk 13: Smart cities and beautiful bags, it?s an odd combination
  Week 13 started with a visit to the Tassenmuseum (Handbag Museum) which, as you would expect, is full of lots of lovely handbags and immediately rouses the desire for a new handbag!  My favourite pieces on display were the powder compacts from the days of old – when a lady would pluck a compac...
  Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:37:39
•  Exploring, Wks11&12: Submarines and the case of the flying mushroom
  What does one do when a pot of creme fraiche launches itself from your wicker bicycle basket as you gayly cycle home from the supermarket?  Dodge the flying mushrooms of course, because they’re next to go!  And then, so I’m told, it’s good manners to pull over and quickly retrieve ...
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:28:13