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 →
Living Well in Vorarlberg It’s been a busy past few weeks and I’ve neglected my blogging – living the good life seems to be preferable to writing about it. But now, I’m pooped. A few minutes of downtown affords the opportunity to catch up with the Blog. The Trifecta ofRead More →
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 →
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 →
The allure of enjoyment Thirty biked miles and three Fests later, it’s time to train home! It was a long and fun day. This past weekend, the first weekend of June, blew into Vorarlberg with a flurry of festivities – and we had to experience several of them. (Festing WeekendRead More →
Back in Austria The YIV is back on! Lush green trees, azure skies, billowing white clouds and a splendid display of bright, happy colored flowers greeted me on the landing in Frankfurt. Far behind me now was the remote frozen lakes, grey skies, muddy roads and chill of the AlaskanRead More →
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 →
Homeward Bound This morning, or afternoon, or evening….whatever my body thinks it is, I’m sitting in SeaTac airport drafting up a few more notes. In total, I’ll have spent over 47.5 hours playing the Airport Odyssey between Anchorage and Phenom Penh. Right now I’m up to 38 or so…. TodayRead More →
Skiing in the Vorarlberg (18 Dec 17) Christmas came early this year as another ‘bucket list’ item entered the chute! I’ve always wanted to be one of those guys that spent all their time away from work chasing speed, style and grace down a ski piste; for a season. IRead More →
Fine Cuisine Experiences (12 Dec 17) There are many places in Europe that are crowded and busy. That’s because Europeans seem to focus more on the refinement of what they have rather spreading out, or up. One of the areas they’ve taken refinement to the far edge of exquisiteness isRead More →
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 →
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 →
A Year in Vorarlberg A blog about an American guy and an Austrian gal taking a year off away from home to travel and explore Vorarlberg, Austria and all over Europe. This blog will capture some of the adventures and challenges (and pictures) along the way; cats in transport, learningRead More →