Guten MoganSo my German has been improving, maybe because its been a good 10 years since I last spoke it. Frau Bloomfield would be so proud of me. I have been shopping, out to dinner, out to the pubs and so far so good. This is not to say that I can hold a conversation, but I can say particular phrases with ease.My colleagues took me out to a place called Osterath (I think), its in the Meerbusch district, just west of Dusseldorf. They took me to this really freak...

So its day three in Germany and its still very hot!We had a minute of rain earlier which obviously made me miss home?heehee!Now I know you are not going to believe this, I hardly believe it myself but yesterday I went for a 5 mile (yes 5 mile) run.Now I will admit I didn't run it all, but I still got the exercise required. Believe me I am hurting today. But have decided that my Heathrow Injection (the term deemed by my Aussie friends for the weight gain when ente...

Good afternoon, on this sunny Monday afternoon in Germany. Dusseldorf to be precise! Did you really ever think that I would be in the UK for that long? Well I landed this morning in Dusseldorf and it is boiling! I feel like I am back in Vietnam. So far so good though, the countryside is gorgeous, green and lush. Passed over the Rhine, which looks gorgeous as well. I have been told there is a huge fair in town this week, so may take a look later in the week. ...