Quick update: just checked the bank account and reciepts and we are right on track for the budget we set. And as previously menitoned everything is being paid cash (with one exception) no credit cards. It’s going to be wierd coming home and not getting nastry surprises in the mail a month or two down [...]
Archive for the ‘Frugal Weekends’ Category
Still on Budget
Posted in Frugal Weekends on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ahh the Green Green Grass of Home
Posted in Frugal Weekends on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When flying out of Spain into northern Europe you notice right away the difference. Spain is brown, Germany is green, and for a good reason, i rains here! Poured yesterday, and when it rains I lose all sense of direction, wife literally had to walk on the street to flag me down, understandable as in [...]
Ahh Back in Germany
Posted in Frugal Weekends, Uncategorized on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Didn’t take very long to get adjusted to driving the autobahn again, suddenly curising at 180 (120 mph) seems normal and after 2 years of Spanish highways it’s nice to be on road that is laid out flat and level:) and meant for high speeds
While here I took some time to look at how I [...]
Frugal Weekend Mission Trip to Porto
Posted in Frugal Weekends on February 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’ve been wanting to visit Porto ever since Bill and Tina visited Mountain view last year but it hasn’t worked out, so when Richard started talking about doing a mission trip there we jumped at the chance.
We looked at flights, they are very cheap but we ultimately decided to drive. Driving gives you more flexibility [...]
A Frugal Weekend: Munich
Posted in Frugal Weekends on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Date: Friday to Monday
Flight 110€ with Lufthansa
Parking/Taxi -0-
Per Diems 310 + 40 for driving Wifey to the airport Per Diems were a bit lower as the second week was a training with all meals provided.
Spending: had better weekends
We had a bit more notice that Chris would be spending the weekend in Munich. It was a [...]
Frugal Weekends Away: A Primer
Posted in Frugal Weekends on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the big advantages to living in Europe is everything is close, the one big disadavantage is Europe is insanly expensive. It doens’t take very long for a few weekends away (even with Easyjet) to drain the budget in a serious way. So this part of the blog is about how we do weekends [...]
Munich Trip Photos
Posted in Frugal Weekends on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few thoughts and pics on our weekend trip to Munich. The Wife flies there 2-3 times a month and every so often I join her for the weekend. It saves a flight back and I get to enjoy a weekend where I can understand the language!
Michael Schumacher has nothing on Madrid [...]
