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Burlaki on the Thames

Burlaki on the Thames

http://www.burlaki.com/blog

Adventures and misadventures of an American family currently residing in London. I blog on many topics, but the main thread is expat living, with an occasional advice dispensed.

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  • Foodstuff costs compared, UK vs US

    Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 13:08 in customerography, expat topic

    Some two years ago, I wrote a cost comparison entry for basic UK-vs-US costs. It was based on generalizations rather than some hard data, but I hope it was useful for someone. Having now been back in the States for a few months, I am probably due an...

  • Back from Virginia/DC

    Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 12:06 in travel

    For our first family trip since coming back to the US, we decided on a pilgrimage to Our Nation’s Capital. Ok, not exactly. In truth, our old college friends have long settled down in Fairfax County, Virginia, and we’ve made several vi...

  • Presenting Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 09:54 in pictures, chronicles

    One thing that we missed in our years in England was costume parties that our group of friends holds a couple of times a year. Upon our return, we are finally able to participate in that good fun again. This fall’s party was styled after some ...

  • Musical hits 40’s-90’s

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 15:30 in videos & music

    I thought this was a really nice compilation of musical hits from 1940’s to 1990’s, so I figured I’d post a link here. It’s a Russian LiveJournal blog post, but the list is heavier on Western music rather than Russian. Those...

  • YouTube’d memories: Hands Up

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 13:25 in videos & music

    The other day, my teenager and I got into one of nowadays frequent verbal exchanges that end with her effectively telling me to mind my own business, since she is grown up and all that and is capable of going through life without her old man trying t...

  • 18 again

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 08:51 in celebrations

    My oldest friends still recall that November day years ago when I came to classes dressed in a tie and a suit. I don’t know about you but at the college I attended dressing like that marked you out among the crowd of fellow students. I explain...

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sant008

5 stars Santosh Nikam

Fantastic blog.................i like it.. .... keep it up

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