by C.D. Gill | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog, Culture
One thing I love about cultures is the differences in language. It’s always so confounding when we stumble across a word that we recognize but used to identify a completely different idea or item. Clothing is my favorite. I mean what American woman...
by C.D. Gill | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog, Culture
There’s something so enticing about free things. From samples at Costco to dinner at Chick-fil-a to bookmarkers at a fair, if someone is willing to give us something good we’ll take it. I have to dress up like a cow to get a free dinner? **shrug** Okay....
by C.D. Gill | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Culture
Sometime in the first couple of years of my relationship with my Irish-born husband, the topic of St. Patrick’s Day was addressed. In my mind, St. Patrick’s Day was the Mardi Gras/Cinco de Mayo Day of all Irish people. It was a celebration of culture,...
by C.D. Gill | Mar 11, 2015 | Blog
In a move the Ringling Brothers wish they’d created, Dominic Deville (in the above picture–picture removed due to potentially frightening away readers) launched a heart-stopping venture in Lucerne, Switzerland. His mission: to scare children as their...
by C.D. Gill | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog, Culture
As far as Europe’s food quality goes, it’s skyscrapers above the rest of the western world in that there are no GMO’s allowed. The trend is catching on in the US and in the UK, but not fast enough. Large companies looking to control the world’s...
by C.D. Gill | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog, Culture
In honor of the coming ban of real British-imported chocolate (thanks to Hershey’s who insists we eat their un-tasty wax substitute–see article), I thought it’d be good to know the classic British sweets (i.e. candy.) And if you’re not okay...
by C.D. Gill | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Travel
If you want the city feel mixed with small town coziness, visit Belfast. This was my first time in Belfast outside of the airport. The city was a cozy but historic. Like any big city there was lots of shopping and a wide variety of places to eat. The British love...
