Posted in Europa by Mathias Eichler on July 15, 2010

Love Rick’s show, and his book, amd now I found his blog. Although the layout is hard to read and follow, my eyes are bleeding, the content is as great as his shows. Informative, funny and real and fair. He’s posting his notes on his facebook page also, which are even harder to read, but it’s a great way of staying connected with what’s going on over there.

Ahh, I miss Europe, some days more then others…

(photo credit: from Rick’s blog!)


Posted in Europa by Mathias Eichler on July 5, 2010

What we here in the US have already figured out long ago still is causing a war in Europe and especially Germany where the question about smoking in public still doesn’t offer an easy answer. In Bavaria of all places the public just voted to prohibit smoking in restaurants and bars. Bye bye Oktoberfest smoking… (Focus.de has a collection of articles, in German of course!)

That’s a good thing! Get with it Europe.


Posted in Europa by Mathias Eichler on June 29, 2010

Focus.de has a beautiful & inspiring slideshow with photos of the latest trend in European Alpine vacation offerings. Individual chalets for rent, clustered together like a little village from another time but managed as a “hotel”. You can cook yourself or get breakfast delivered to your bed… well, if you like that sort of thing. Click through for the whole slideshow (article in German, photos not!)