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Jul on 25 January 2011 |
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When one has a sense of humor such as mine, one cannot simply walk by a display such as this. No, one must acquire said item, try it, and blog about it for posterity. Especially when it’s half off, by golly. I mean, could you resist cheap spotted dick? » Read the full post
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Tags: food, huh?, Ridiculous English, UK
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Jul on 21 January 2011 |
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One of the only things I knew about Edinburgh before I landed here was that it has a castle. And indeed it does, way up on a hill in the middle of town. I’d heard it can get quite crowded, being Edinburgh’s most popular tourist attraction, but lucky for us that’s not true on a cold, snowy day in January. » Read the full post
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Tags: Edinburgh, Europe, Scotland, travel, UK
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Jul on 20 January 2011 |
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Other hit songs of the evening included “I can be your haggis, baby,” “Like a haggis (touched for the very first time),” and the very popular “(can’t read my, can’t read my, can’t a-read-a-my) Haggis Face.” Neeps and tatties* were mentioned in there somewhere, too.
What’s your favorite song about haggis?
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* Neeps and tatties = Scottish for parsnips and potatoes, ie, typical accompaniments to haggis.
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Tags: Edinburgh, Europe, music, Scotland, video
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Jul on 10 January 2011 |
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New year, new place. We’re spending most of January in Scotland, and I couldn’t be more excited. » Read the full post
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Tags: Edinburgh, Europe, Scotland, snow, travel, UK, winter
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Jul on 4 January 2011 |
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Surprisingly, there isn’t an official fireworks display in Munich for New Year’s, even though it was probably the most fireworks I had ever seen on a single occasion. » Read the full post
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Tags: fireworks, Germany, holiday, Munich, New Year