. America is a land of convenience and Europe is not. That in my estimation built on spending about a third of my adult life hopping around, traveling through or living all over this continent, is the main difference between Europe and America. Of course there are many more. The most obvious being language. I speak food Deutsch. I can order the meal, ask for the check and not gag on either. The rest of the language is pretty foreign to me. Although courtesy of John Mangan, the German teacher at Mc Nary, whom I managed a “B” in first year
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i'm a hopeless traveler and have been since i first hitch hiked across the USA and hopped on an icelandic airlines flight to europe. that was in the summer of 1964 before my senior year in college and i was hooked. before i married i spent many summers playing golf in england, scotland and ireland. when my wife nancy helped me find a job in austria during the spring and summer months my travel experiences exploded. that was a nine year gig and the last two i've been in finland. in my spare time i have traveled all over europe. sometimes i take my dog, franz joseph, with me and sometimes nancy joins us. what fun. i've written a lot of little 'essays' over the years and now i have a place to let you all share in my experiences. i hope you enjoy and i would welcome comments. thanks and please have a great day.
