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Entries Tagged as 'Europe'

Europeans Judgment Of Themselves

June 14th, 2008 · 16 Comments

This post is really mainly for Americans who think that Europeans just sit around all the time and talk s**t on Americans. Although it is probably not true, sometimes it feels true. Because since Ive become an expat - and since I’ve moved to Europe, I have heard so many negative comments about Americans. So [...]

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Finland Is Not A Scandinavian Country

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

I did not know until today that Finland was not a “Scandinavian” country. Thanks to one of my helpful (and obviously more intelligent) readers, I know know! I asked my husband if it was true, and he said it was. He said that Finland is a Nordic country, not a Scandinavian one. I have got [...]

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Rome, Italy: Our Accommodations and Our Arrival

April 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series My trip to RomeOkay, so I know that it is high time to tell you all about my vacation to Rome, Italy! So here is the first part about my trip to Rome:)
Since we found cheap airline tickets about six hours before we actually left, [...]

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Hello From The Algarve

April 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Hi everyone! I am in the Algarve in Portugal right now….loving every minute of it! I thought I would have more access to the internet here but I don’t. So that means you will have to wait till I get back to Norway to really hear how it is. Sorry :)

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I love vacations!

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

I just got back to Norway right now from a week long vacation in Lithuania. It was so fun and very beautiful (more about that soon…) but on the way back to Norway my friend and I were already discussing where we were going on our next vacation.
But because we don’t like to plan in [...]

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Just a little confused

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

So since I’m from America, I guess all these things are a little confusing to me. What? The EU and certain things that are going on with that.
I thought that all members of the EU use the new Euro for money. But that is not true. I don’t know how it is decided on who [...]

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