Lisa goes to Asia

Ok, forget anything we've already told you about our favorite beers…which basically means we need to delete this entire blog, since our two favorite things to do when traveling are trying local food, and sampling local brews. Evan fell in love in Prague…no, not with another woman…it was another beer, called Kozel. If anyone has heard of, purchased, or even caught a glimpse of this beer outside of the Czech Republic can you please email me ASAP. He is a man obsessed, trying to find this beer in London…he's even emailed the brewery directly. We brought two big bottles back with us, he drank one, and is waiting to drink the second until we find this beer locally…it might be a while. Prague is a beautiful city. It was untouched by the war and the buildings, ... read more

So I am a bit behind on my posts. January 11-13 we took a weekend trip to Dublin to taste test the Guinness and settle the debate once and for all: Does the Guinness really taste better in Ireland? We set out to explore this urban legend the minute we landed…and the answer is…it tastes the same. Myth Busted! Although, Evan will say that the pint from the brewery was fresher, for obvious reasons, but if the bartender pours it correctly, and the taps are clean, it tastes the same. The most surprising fact about the taste of the Guinness was that I somehow found myself really enjoying it…and craving it now that we've been back. I guess it was the magical experience of Dublin that won me over. Although we also went to Jameson, and ... read more

Our flight out on Sunday was cancelled thanks to the fog at Heathrow and we spent the night at the lovely Sheraton Skyline, right across from the runway. While annoyed that our trip was about 18 hours behind schedule, the Heathrow hotel had the Pats game on satellite, which was a nice bonus. When we went back to the airport on Monday morning, it was total chaos...thousands of people everywhere, many of them slept there overnight...we were lucky to check in in time and make it through to the gate. Our flight had only minor delays, but thankfully we made it to Munich airport by 11:00 am. After picking up our rental car (Evan had a lot of fun with an Audi on the Autobahn) we got to Innsbruck mid-afternoon on Christmas eve, and spent a ... read more

My parents came to visit last week and amongst a million other sites they saw, we all took a 90 minute trainride to Bath, England for the weekend. This quaint city, most widely known for Jane Austen novels and the Roman Baths, was such a charming place to visit. The scenery, the buildings, the history, the Christmas backdrop, everything was so picturesque. This post-card-perfect place got even better, when we arrived at our Inn, the Priory Cottage. It could not have been more adorable, and the innkeepers, Martin and Jackie were great...they made us the most amazing "full English" breakfast...baked beans for breakfast seems out of sorts, but trust us, it was sooooo good. We spent most of our time wandering around, alongside the river Avon (which was a must-see since it is the namesake of ... read more

It feels like ages ago, but the blog would not be complete without pictures from Cait and Sean's Thanksgiving visit...they arrived just in time for my wonderful Thanksgiving feast...(as you'll see from the attached photos, it was wonderful). Spending the holidays away from the place that actually celebrates them is always strange, until you enter the ex-pat grocery store...this wonderfullly overpriced Whole Foods-esque place near us was cooking Turkey and all of the fixings like you wouldn't belive...it smelled so wonderful in there, it felt like home. Needless to say we ate the turkey for three more meals over the weekend and (this is gross) I actually think I still have some left over! Next night we went to Amy Winehouse, yes, before she cancelled her tour...it was pretty great. She arrived in one piece, sang ... read more