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The American Lady
http://www.pattimcc.blogspot.com
Patti McCracken is a journalist who left the US a few years ago with just a duffel bag. Since then, she has acquired a London Black Cab in England, a Jack Russell terrier in the Republic of Georgia, and lots of useless money from E. European countries. Follow her travels throughout the developing world, as well as life as an American in a small Austrian village.
- Added on: Aug 1st, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Patti McCracken
- Listed in: Travel Personal
- Tags: travel media austria ex-pat living abroad journalim
Recent Posts
Roasted Chestnuts, Snow, a Bewildered Peruvian
More on the Christkindlmarkts of Austria. I like the Spittelberg the best. In the evening, all lit up, it's gorgeous. And lots of locals sipping gluewein. A Peruvian friend teaching in Slovakia had her first ever sighting of snow this week. She said...
Views of the Weihnachtmarkts
Edge of the Spitalgasse Christmas Markt, one of the best in Vienna The Christmas Markt on Mariahilferstrasse, Vienna's "Fifth Avenue." I had plans to meet a friend in Vienna tonight so I went into town a little early for some light Ch...
The North Pole of Austria
A few years back, Sir George the Black Cab and I lumbered on over to the Christkindl post office in Styria (a region of Austria) to see what all the fuss was about--why so many little kids were sending their letters to Santa Claus there. I wrote it u...
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I'm not sure how I feel about buying a bag of "Negro"...
Crabby Krampus
Krampus frightens a woman while St. Nick watches, (presumably helplessly?) through the window. Krampus is the devilish figure who travels with St. Nick. He is more or less equal to a parent's threat of switches and coal on Christmas if...
Merry Cough Up A Lung Christmas
Stopped by an Adventmarkt yesterday, which had been set up inside an unused storefront on Hainburg's Main Street. They were selling ornaments, candles, homemade jellies, all to benefit cancer research. Ironically, I had to leave because I couldn't t...
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