I expect to find plenty of unusual and different things when I travel abroad. I don't expect to find familiar things in completely unfamiliar surroundings. But it sure is fun when it happens.On this trip to Penang, for example, the familiar thing was Milo. You know, Milo the drink. I know Milo very …
German connections
The shock of no culture shock on arriving in Germany
When I first moved overseas to Japan, I definitely experienced a degree of culture shock, as anyone who's been to Japan can understand - they do lots of things differently there. I soon adjusted and loved living this different life, and when I moved on to Slovakia I found another complete set of …
Preparing a 3-year-old for travel with a playdough Brezel
Even though our trip to Germany (and other exciting parts of Europe) is still months away, knowing the nature of my little almost-three-year-old, I decided to get started on talking about the trip early.He's the kind of kid who loves routine over change but did pretty well on our trip to Melbourne …