Confessions of a Wandering Gypsy Princess

Our apartment gets the seal of approval, it may not be fancy, but all my talk about how small it is made it seem worse in their mind then it was! I dont think anything, be it tankless water heaters they were not sure how to work or a bed that is not [...]

They arrived alive, albeit very very tired. But here they are, and we welcomed them with a breakfast of the Munich variety, pretzels, white sausages, and beer! I intend on making sure they will need a vacation from their vacation! No need to worry about her cattle supplies or [...]

My class canceled this morning which means I do not work today until 5 30! Wheeee! How am I using this beautiful spring day??? (Yes mum, it is beautiful out, sunny and spring like!). I am finally getting rid of all the paperwork I have been neglecting forever, as well as [...]

So yesterday I had 3 back to back lessons on the road. At first I was beyond excited, at that rate (as up to now I have been doing one a WEEK), I would finally have all 12 done by the end of this month. Only it turns out the only time he [...]

Raven’s Rides is hosting a motorcycle carnival May 7th. It is about time someone did one!
I am contributing, but my contribution is coming from a post over at Sticky Apple Kisses on Betty and finally getting into learning to ride a big bike! However maybe I will contribute to her [...]

The Spring festival is happening here in Stuttgart at the moment, which is basically Munich’s Oktoberfest, only here in the land of the Swabian they do it twice a year, in the spring and the fall. So I hope to get my parents there as well, as the idea of a wine of the [...]

Me practicing:
heh heh

I promise! I have been completely neglecting the blog, but between work, getting the motorcycle lessons over and done with, German class on Friday nights AND Saturday mornings, and lest we forget (but the one part that is the most fun) preparing for my parents visit next week!!!!!! (which includes rounding them up [...]

So the good news is that I am riding the bike a fair bit now, and getting closer to the actual license, which means closer to the trip.

The bad news is that Sticky got google slapped. I figured it would happen where I do pass on links there for everything and anything, including things [...]

Hmmmmmmmmmm, my regular travel health insurance expires this month, but 2 months ago I purchased health insurance for the entire year here in one fell swoop.  I need it to remain in Germany, and it covers the whole of Europe.  The whole of Europe does not seem to include the Ukraine.  So I may [...]

This time in 2 weeks my parents will be here! We should be stuffed full of Swabian food and ready to sleep before heading off for our Black Forest weekend (which will include a stint into France).  So castles, Black forest cake and motorcycles it is! (though I suspect that Patrick [...]

For the record its looking more and more like we are going to have to choose a side of the Black Sea, as to go completely around  it as we desired by bike is a little dodgey.  (To a lot so dependent on what website you read).
So Turkey in August, or the Ukraine.
Im trying to [...]

Sorry I am not blogging all that much, Im keeping a decent rate over at Sticky (even if it is about electronics ), but here I have just letting it fall to the wayside a little. Most of it is because all I seem to do is work. When Im not working Im [...]

At least that is what my partner declared on Friday. Given how much I have been working, on top of the fact that I am just exhausted (I fall asleep anywhere and everywhere, and the only person who does that is my brother – who will literally just fall asleep on the floor)

I canceled [...]

I have had another exhausting day, and I am ready to curl up, go to bed, and not wake up till the weekend. Only I cant do that because I need to get up tomorrow to work, or cancel the work I have. Slowly breaking down and really wishing I received [...]

I very rarely cook pork, not because of any kind of religious reasons, but because I am a hypochondriac descended from a long line of hypochondriacs. OCD is the name of one of our strands of DNA.  They knew I was a McCarthy when at the age of 3 I thought I [...]

….. was awesome! Even if sadly I was on back of my own bike (a sacrilege really, but my only option until I finally have enough time to do my on the bike stuff, which is sadly not going to happen if I keep up with weeks like the ones I have planned.) [...]