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• First Impressions of Austin, Texas

  By Julie Callahan on March 8, 2015 • ( 14 )

  

  When I mentioned to my Hungarian friend, Szabi, that I was moving to Austin for a month, he replied, “Julie, I know that place. Dallas, right? JR Ewing.” And really, how could I blame him? I share his image of… Read More ›

• The Trip Home

  By Julie Callahan on March 6, 2015 • ( 11 )

  

  Early Monday morning, Pat and I crawled out of bed in anticipation of our 5:30 taxi pickup to the Budapest airport. As Pat took his shower, I read a blog comment from a friend – a quote from Lao Tzu,… Read More ›

• Our final, frenzied days in Budapest

  By Julie Callahan on February 26, 2015 • ( 30 )

  

  This morning, well before dawn, I dragged a duffel bag stuffed with Pat’s clothes to a nearby alcove where the homeless men sleep. I left it with the hopes they will recognize it as a gift and find value from… Read More ›

• Biking to the Wine Cellars of Eastern Austrian from Bratislava, Slovakia

  By Julie Callahan on February 20, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  When we lived in Colorado, Pat biked – up and down mountain roads and around hair pin turns. Me? No way. So it was natural he bought a bike when we moved to Bratislava, and that I did not. Besides,… Read More ›

• Hungarian Cooking Lessons

  By Julie Callahan on February 18, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  A few months ago, I stumbled upon an Hungarian cooking class which largely caters to Americans and other western tourists who “want to see inside a real Hungarian apartment” and visit the main market hall – one of the “must… Read More ›