Burlaki on the Thames
Blog URL http://www.burlaki.com/blog
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags Burlaki, expat, London, expatriate
Adventures of an American expat family living in England and assorted ramblings of the head of household.
Latest Blog Posts
- YouTube’d memories: Hands Up on Nov 20, 2009 in
The other day, my teenager and I got into one of nowadays frequent verbal exchanges that end with her effectively telling me to mind my own business, since she is grown up and all that and is capable of going through life without her old man trying t...
- 18 again on Nov 18, 2009 in Celebrations
My oldest friends still recall that November day years ago when I came to classes dressed in a tie and a suit. I don’t know about you but at the college I attended dressing like that marked you out among the crowd of fellow students. I explain...
- Self-improvement on Nov 17, 2009 in Chronicles
From the “useless trivia about me” department: I always typed with just three fingers. Middle and point fingers of my right hand and point finger of my left – more than sufficient for yours truly. Thumbs for spacebar and some limi...
- You can’t have it all on Nov 16, 2009 in Expat Topic
Today’s post was penned by my lovely wife. Hers in the next entry in a small feature of everyone in the family discussing their feelings on having lived in England and returning to the States. The previous post in the series can be found here...
- Boom de yada on Nov 13, 2009 in Amazing World
It’s been over a year since this song lodged itself into my – and, hopefully, yours – brain. Today, Vince clued me in on the sequel. Still brilliant! ...
- Travel anecdotes: Know your huevos on Nov 12, 2009 in Memoirs Travel
After penning my first entry in this series, I realized that we suffered through too many comical miscommunication situations in non-English-speaking restaurants, from randomly choosing a toast spray in a Parisian café and ending up with honey...
- Future travels on Nov 10, 2009 in Travel
When I last tried to solicit questions from my readership, Tamila jokingly suggested that planning a grand Asian trip would occupy my mind for a while. I don’t think we’re ready for any adventure of such kind as yet, but I did put away a...
