Christopher's Expat Adventure

I used to work for T.G.I. Friday's and they sent me to Gdańsk , in northern Poland, for a month to open a restaurant in 1998 . That wa...

I've received a few Czech Christmas cards and they all have "PF" on them. Czechs use the abbreviation "PF" for Merr...

Sabine and Natalie hosted an advent brunch at their flat yesterday. There was plenty of good food and mulled wine to go around. And I had...

It's December so this means that it's time to go to Janáčkovo divadlo, Brno's largest theater, to see a performance of Louskáče...

On December 1st, the Project Management Department held a Hawaiian Christmas party at a pub in town. Everyone was allowed to show up in w...

The 2nd Annual Brno Thanksgiving was a success. It's a lot of work putting on Thanksgiving in Europe. Trying to find all of the ingre...

So last week I was in Turkey and now it's time to cook a turkey. I ordered a turkey from the same company as last year . They have mo...

Kapalıçarşı , Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, is one of the world’s oldest and largest covered markets. It is huge!! There are over 58 covere...

The Romans passed down the tradition of public baths to the Byzantines and then on to the Turks. Over the years, the importance has declin...

Istanbul's Dolmabahçe Palace is the largest palace in Turkey . It is on the European side of the Bosporus and was built from 1843 to 1...