During all of my trips that happened from about November 2018 to July 2019, I realized and learned things I think I knew years ago, but I guess I just didn’t let the thoughts flow as they should have. In any case, I came to think about the tips and thought. What proceeds are what I think are the 11 best things that will be helpful to some, while some will say, yea, duh, I knew that a long time ago.
Oh the Moscow Mule, you know the drink, right? Ginger beer, vodka, and some lime. That’s it, that’s the recipe. Thanks for stopping by, we’ll see you next time. OK, there is a little bit more to this.
The time has come for me to leave the place that I called home for the last 8 years. Like everything in life, the time has come for the fun to end and for a new adventure to begin.
To say it’s the most wonderful time of the year might be a little bit much. The most wonderful time of the year for me is when the weather is warm and I’m enjoying a beer or some other cold beverage outside. The very close wonderful time of the year is clearly when the Christmas Markets open and we are able to enjoy a nice Glühwein (mulled wine) and some other delicious food for about a month. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmarkt), first of all, where have you been? Second, I’m really sorry for you, and third, there is no third. I just wanted to make it seem like I might be making a list. Christmas Markets are exactly what they sound like. They are an outdoor market, full of really awesome Christmas items. Would you like a really traditional ornament for your tree? You can get it there. Would you like chocolate, pastries, household goods, warm socks, etc? They have all of that. To tell you the …
Are you looking for somewhere really nice to go, but isn’t the normal tourist place? If so, let me tell you about a nice trip my girlfriend and I took to Malaga, Spain. This fabulous city located in the Costa del Sol (sun coast) region was a great trip, especially since around that time Stuttgart was doing what Stuttgart and various parts of Germany do. It was starting to be freezing out. Malaga might not be on your list of places to see in Spain, frankly, it wasn’t top of my list either. We all know the main places, Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia. I should probably mention, I’ve been to those three, though Madrid was only like 6 or 7 hours, but I’m still counting it. Spanish cities have a charm and chill nature that just make you want to see what they have to offer. I mean they take siestas, what can be better than that? Now if you look it up, you’ll notice something pretty convenient about making Malaga your starting point. This is the …
In my 7 years of living in Germany, mainly here in Stuttgart, there are various meals I really do miss from the states. Now I can easily cook these things myself, but as we all know, there is a time, when you don’t want to have to go and buy the ingredients for whatever. You don’t want to have to go and have that random jar of this or that, then a month later think, “What am I going to do with this?” Over the years I have become resourceful. That big bottle of tahini, well you can make a dressing, use it for a crumble topping, even make a dessert, I should say desserts. I digress, those meals I really miss are those things that even though I can fix it, you want someone else to make it for you because that’s how you learn to taste food differently, figure out how something was made, then go back home, make it myself. That, in turn, saves me about €20 ($23), when I really want …
It has been over 2 years, 2 months, and 27 days, if anyone was counting, since I’ve graced my own my page with new written content. I’m always putting material up via twitter (@jacobkthomas) and on Instagram (@jacobkt225), however actually putting words to a page, hadn’t really happened. The question of why/how this happened is first question. That answer is kind of easy to answer, that little thing called life. Also, I didn’t have anything to live up to my mission statement. I’m supposed to be providing things about my travels, my food, and my life in Germany. I am still traveling from time to time. I’m still eating and making excellent food, look at my Instagram, seriously, I’m not ashamed of the food. Lastly, I’m still living here in Deutschland. I guess when it all came down to it, providing new content that I thought people would like to read wasn’t something I felt up to doing. However, after over 2 years of nothing, I feel like now I’m able to finally put something …
I’m always surprised at the times I tell myself, “You know you should probably get back to writing.” I then think I should be working on getting something up, I have been to Greece, Spain, back to Belgium, and back to Berlin. I however hadn’t been able to get myself into doing the actual task. I mean the reason is pretty much I’m a perfectionist. I’m far from being perfect, for me to go into the reason why would take longer than I really want to get into. In any case, I’m actually writing something. I’m working on a true system, so I can do this a whole lot more. I like writing though actually doing it is the real problem. The first thing to get to is where have I been? For those of you that haven’t paid attention to the calendar, it is October, which means, it is Oktoberfest time. Unlike last year, when the government was shutdown and I decided to spend a Friday in Munich for Oktoberfest, I’ve only actually been …
In one of my last post, I wrote how I had been away from the blog for a little while. I also thought I would get myself back in the swing of things. I however forgot the fact oh I had a lot of things to take care of with my move to downtown Stuttgart. This meant we had to say goodbye to the Leonberg house, which is above. Not to mention slowly getting myself into the proper mindset of starting a new life. The life of actually for the first time in about five years of living on my own. In some ways the time had some. However I wish it hadn’t had to come in such a surprising way. As I mentioned before, I always thought I would have another year with my parents but alas, that wasn’t the case. My mom, stepdad and Jada flew out on Sunday, the 7th of July. To say that I was sad, would be a complete understatement. The bond between my mom and I is a …
Do you like wine? Do you like seeing where the wine comes from? Would you like to walk through hills that have wine carts setup, which let you try said wine, oh and see some amazing views? If you answered yes to these very important questions, then the Esslingen Wine Walk is for you. A few weeks ago it was that lovely time again when a bunch of my friends and I trek our way to Esslingen on a Sunday afternoon, and take part in the Weinwandertag Esslingen or in english the Esslingen Wine Walk. Esslingen is a lovely city right outside of Stuttgart. People love coming here because its just a nice place. It has a great river, where you can find a cafe and sit outside and just enjoy yourself. This is truly my favorite event in the early part of the year. Why? Mainly because it lets you walk through the wine vineyards in Esslingen, take some really awesome pictures, and just enjoy being outside. Not to mention that its pretty much …
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