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Exploring Dorsoduro

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 frustratednester1 Comment

The great advantage of visiting an iconic city for the second time is that the pressure is off - there's no longer that urgent impulse to tick off the major must-see tourist attractions within a short time frame. A few years ago I had the privilege of a romantic trip to Venice, where we made… Continue reading Exploring Dorsoduro

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The ever-so-festive December issue of The International is out now! 📰 . It’s packed with insights about Danish traditions and ways to make the most of this time of year around the country 🎄👏 . Buy here’s the thing: my article doesn’t even mention the C-word! So if you need some escape from the seasonal intensity, you’ll get a breath of fresh air on page 19 😉 . Out now across Denmark, or follow the link in my bio ⬆️ . . . @theinternationaldenmark #theinternational #internationalwriter #expatindenmark #danishliving #esbjerg #esbjergexpat #esbjergblogger #beachinwinter #mynorthernsoul #winterescape #widenyourhorizons #beatthewinterblues #beachlife #westjutland #vestjylland @visitvestjylland.dk

So this happened yesterday 😇 . I’m planning to reveal more about the draft and actual book plans in an email in the next couple of days, so now is a good time to subscribe if you haven’t already! Link in bio! . . . #nanowrimo #nanowrimowinner #amwriting #memoirwriting #expatwriter #internationalliving #bookplanning

I took a picture of this sign so that it can make you smile the way it did me when I saw it this morning. . Full disclosure: it was in the disrobing area at the gynaecologist’s office, which was exactly the best place for it to be! 😊 Feeling very well looked-after this morning! . #smileplease #yourebeautifulwhenyousmile #sawthisandthoughtofyou #affirmation

So excited to discover a new thing in #Esbjerg today! The former Cafe Libri at the library has had a very hyggelig makeover and yesterday reopened as Nørre19 (@noerre19) ☕️ 📚 . Didn’t try the food yet but the coffee is just fine 👌and it’s good to know sustenance is available at the library again! . Tomorrow is my last uninterrupted day of #NaNoWriMo so it’s looking like a full day of writing at the library since I can now treat myself to lunch. I’ll let you know how it goes... . . . @esbjergbib #esbjerg #esbjerglibrary #hovedbiblioteket #nørre19 #esbjergeats #amwriting #esbjergexpat #esbjergblogger #hyggelife

Did you catch my article in November’s issue of The International? See a preview below and follow the link from @theinternationaldenmark to find out why I compared Esbjerg to the Wild West! 🤠 #Repost @theinternationaldenmark with @get_repost ・・・ BLAZING A TRAIL IN WILD-ISH WEST DENMARK ” On a dark Monday evening in Esbjerg, the streets are still, but in the Huset student and culture hub, there’s chemistry brewing and a buzz in the air. I’m standing in a circle with some brand-new friends, and we’re getting to know each other at headlong speed, pushing each other out of our comfort zones.” Catriona Turner, an expat from Esbjerg writes for The International. . . Read the rest of Catriona’s article on https://issuu.com/the-intl/docs/the_international_-_november__print_ or find a nearest distribution point! . . #theinternational #internationalliving #cphlife #esbjerglife #danishlifestyle #expatsindenmark #getoutofthecomfortzone #thefrustratednester #esbjergexpat #esbjergblogger

Things are looking up in #Hamburg...the drizzle is clearing and I have street-gluhwein 😊 . . . #winterhappy #gluhwein #visitgermany #visithamburg #theywererightabouttheshopping #whoneedsluggageanyway #winterweekend #wintercheer

I painted a plate! . In all honesty pottery is not something that excites me, but Royal Copenhagen is such an institution that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to join this painting workshop. . Swipe for the work in progress and the teacher (of 29 years’ plate-painting experience) making it look easy. . DID YOU KNOW? - The pieces shrink 15% after they’re baked (so my mistakes are now 15% less visible). - Only pieces painted by official Royal Copenhagen craftspeople have the official stamp and distinctive wave symbol painted on the back. - even in the factory in Thailand, every Royal Copenhagen piece is hand-painted: our teacher was one of the people who travels to the factories to train staff. . (And if you’re wondering why my plate isn’t blue, they do the designs in black as well, so when everyone else in the group picked blue I was able to rebel and say ‘I’ll Paint it Black’. And play the Stones in my stories. I really didn’t think the result was going to look anything like actual Royal Copenhagen anyway, but it turns out the way the teach the process makes it pretty close to the traditional design!) . . . #royalcopenhagen #danishliving #danishtradition #handmade #allmyownowrk #expatindenmark #myexpatlife #handpainted #danishsouvenir #livingdanishly @royalcopenhagen

(Français dessous) Yesterday was Mortensaften, so I was inspired to cook something special last night. While the Danish were eating their traditional roast duck, I satisfied my Version Française with an improvised aiguillettes de canard, along with some top notch roasties, if I do say so myself. . (Every Danish result in the Google search starts ‘Why we celebrate Mortensaften’, so even the Danish don’t really know. But it has something to do with a saint hiding amongst geese for a quiet life 🤷‍♀️) 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Hier, les Danois mangaient canard rôti, pour fêter Mortensaften. Cela m’a inspiré de satisfier ma Version Française, alors j’ai essayé aiguillettes de canards, avec pdt roties pour le goût de chez nous. . . . #mortensaften #danishliving #expatindenmark #maversionfrançaise #aiguillettesdecanard #roasties #cultureblend #internationalliving

Good morning winter ❄️ 😎 . . . #goodmorning #esbjerg #wintersun #morningfrost #beachinwinter #esbjerghavn #sunrise #wintersunrise #mennesketvedhavet #favouriteweather #nofilter @mitesbjerg @visitvestjylland.dk @govisitdenmark @discoverdenmark

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