Vorarlberg in Retrograde

Reversing Directions All good things come to an end, and when planned properly, the end leads to the beginning of new and appealing opportunities. But, before getting to the next ‘good thing,’ we still have to finish the adventure in proper style. Year in Vorarlberg Retrograde! We’re about at theRead More →

Biking in the 'berg

Enjoying Summer’s Heat What do Biking, plumbers, and the World Cup have to do with each other…..not much other than these are the themes of my recent days while Ursula has been cavorting around Europe enjoying the sights with a tour group. She left the cats behind to provide meRead More →

Fishing in Vorarlberg

Gone Fishen’ It’s no secret that I enjoy fishing.  This is why I enjoyed our afternoon visiting a small lake outside of Feldkirch to learn more about Fishing in Vorarlberg.  To my fishing colleagues, equally apparent to my enjoyment of fishing is that I have limited skills and talents whenRead More →

Biking around the Bodensee

Three countries in three days What do Bergenz, Konstanz, and Lindau have in common?  They’re all beautiful historic towns filled with the classic sights and sounds a savory smells of Western Europe.  Plus, they’re also very common hopping on/off points to biking around the Bodensee (Lake Constance).   The BodenseeRead More →

Gloomy Waters

Gloomy Banishment I once went through a job interview where we applicants were required to tread water in the deep end of a pool for 20 minutes, while fully clothed. For most ‘swimmers,’ that wasn’t a big deal. If you weren’t much of a swimmer, but your muscles were inRead More →

So Long!

Banishment I’ve been delinquent in my duties to keep the “Year in Vorarlberg” blog up to date. Principally, because I’m not in Vorarlberg and other responsibilities have hijacked my focus and attentions elsewhere.  I’ve been banished from the Schengen Zone.  We saw this coming, we tried to prevent it…and hereRead More →

Planing vs Realitly

When reality sets in  3 Dec 17 –  In the real world when planning knocks up against reality, reality usually winds up on top. So, it’s best to infuse your plans with a good dose of reality!  Planning vs Reality There’s an old phrase in the army that says thatRead More →

A day in Vorarlberg

More Vids  I still haven’t had a chance to sit down and catch up with all the events and activities since we arrived in Feldkirch.  But, I have taken a lot of pictures.  For this Blog edition I’ve put together a VLOG called ‘A day in Vorarlberg, a vid.’  It’sRead More →