Almost like home: German-Style Beef Gulasch
Some meals are polite. Some meals are light. Some meals look good on a tiny white plate with three drops of sauce and a leaf placed on top …
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Mutti’s Gurgel-Rutscher – Easy-to-Make German potato dumplings
Some recipes are fancy. Some recipes need ten imported ingredients, three cooking shows, and a chef who says things like “just a little drizzle” while using half a …
The Expat Bread Crisis: When Your Sandwich Tastes Like Birthday Cake
After writing about the tragic situation of cheese in the Philippines, I came to a painful realisation: it is not only the cheese. It is also the bread. …
The Great Cheese Crisis Of An Expat In The Philippines
Being an expat in the Philippines is not always easy. People often think the biggest challenges must be the heat, the humidity, the traffic, the paperwork, or the …
Power Bill: Keeping Cool Without Making the Meter Cry
Living in the tropics is beautiful. The palms are swaying, the sky is blue, the mangoes are sweet — and by 10:30 in the morning, your house can …
The Philippines Was Never on My Bucket List — Until Lizz Was There
In my last article, I told the story of the strange chain of coincidences that eventually led me to Lizz: Fiji, German friends, Skype, and one unexpected “hello” …
Back to Fiji: The Island Paradise That Quietly Rewrote My Future
In May 2005, I returned to Fiji after ten years. Not because I had planned some beautifully organised “spiritual journey back to the South Pacific,” with a notebook …
Return to Hawaii: Passport Control, Polynesia, and the End of a Dream
One might think that my return to Hawaii, after weeks in the South Pacific, would have felt like a grand finale. A beautiful last chapter. A soft landing …
When the Lights Go Out -Remembering my Mother
It has been two months since my mother passed away. Two months sounds like a long time, but grief doesn’t follow a calendar. During the day, I am …
Fiji: Lost Days, Low-Flying Jumbo Jets, and Sailing Through Bligh Water
Another night flight. This time from Rarotonga to Fiji. On the evening of May 17, 1995, I left the Cook Islands and flew west across the Pacific. The …