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Tübingen

Posted on February 14, 2015 by jayandtanya

This past week, while Tanya was working, Jay visited the beautiful university town of Tübingen, about 35 km south of Stuttgart. The place is absolutely delightful. They say that one of every three residents here is a university student and that’s … Continue reading →

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Porsche Lust

Posted on February 13, 2015 by jayandtanya

Tanya and Jay have been in the Stuttgart area this week and while she has been on work assignments I have been playing tourist. Two days ago, Jay crossed an item off my bucket list, a visit to the Porsche Museum. This … Continue reading →

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Winter is Almost Over

Posted on February 4, 2015 by jayandtanya

It seemed like January would never end but we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. Germany is lovely any time of year, and we certainly haven’t seen the types of winter storms that North America … Continue reading →

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Anticipating Travel

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jayandtanya

Much has been written in the last several years about how anticipation of taking a trip is often even more satisfying than the trip itself. Studies have shown that looking forward to a trip makes our work go easier and … Continue reading →

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Addiction to Travel

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jayandtanya

Maybe it’s because it has been a few months since I got on an airplane. Maybe it’s because it is mid-January and very cold. Maybe it’s because a friend of mine and his wife are planning a one-year around-the-world trip. … Continue reading →

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"I got a Nikon camera, I love to take the photographs.."

Posted on January 15, 2015 by jayandtanya

Jay can’t seem to get that Paul Simon song out of his head. Although it seems appropriate when the next line of the song is “please, don’t take my Kodachrome away” because his skill with a single lens reflex camera goes back to … Continue reading →

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Winter in Wiesbaden

Posted on January 2, 2015 by jayandtanya

Last week’s snow has melted and we have settled into a typical wet, gray weather pattern, not unlike that of Portland. But here we can reflect on those few beautiful days of snow and sun.           … Continue reading →

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Out with the old, In with the new

Posted on December 31, 2014 by jayandtanya

And so we end another year, reflect and look forward to a new one. In the everyday routine of days, we often feel we are in an endless cycle of eat, sleep, work, weekend and repeat. But when Tanya and … Continue reading →

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Weekend in Köln: Christmas Market, Friends and Family

Posted on December 19, 2014 by jayandtanya

Last weekend we spent a fun weekend in Köln, meeting up with friends we met on a cruise of the Mediterranean last year and meeting one of my cousins and his family for the first time. Our opera-loving friends, Jürgen … Continue reading →

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Our New Kitchen!

Posted on July 21, 2014 by jayandtanya

The first several weeks of our summer has been taken up with moving and getting settled into our new apartment.  We’re getting to the finish line and now it’s just the ongoing process of putting things together one day at … Continue reading →

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