Tag Archives: travel

Photos: Winschoten in the Netherlands

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Cora

Yes, I know you’re waiting for the Birmingham photos, but those will have to wait a bit longer. In the meantime, here are some photos of Winschoten in the Netherlands, taken during a visit on October 3. Now October 3 … Continue reading →

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Back from Birmingham, mixed announcements and some brief thoughts on Doctor Who

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Cora

As the title indicates, I’m back from Birmingham. That is, actually I came back on Wednesday (on a 7 AM flight – ugh), but I’ve been too tired and busy for blogging until now. There’ll be more observations and photos … Continue reading →

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In Birmingham

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Cora

I’ve arrived safely in Birmingham and am now utilizing my 30 minutes of free hotel WiFi per day. Meanwhile, Debts to Pay, the newly released fourth installment in my Shattered Empire series, is today’s featured new release at the Speculative … Continue reading →

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Away for a few days

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Cora

I’ll be in Birmingham in the UK for a few days with only spotty internet access, so blogging and tweeting and other internet activities will be only sporadic. But have no fear, there’ll be photos when I get back. Send … Continue reading →

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Back again and some comments on the 2013 Nebula Awards

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Cora

As mentioned in my last post, I was in Scotland for a few days on very short notice. The hotel WiFi was actually decent, but only free for 30 minutes per day, which is only just about enough to deal … Continue reading →

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Photos: Saarbrücken with bonus Stengel churches

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Cora

As promised yesterday, here are some photos of my recent trip to Saarbrücken. Now Saarbrücken is a bit of an oddity, for though the settlement dates back to Roman times, the current city was only created in 1909 by the … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Kilometer Round-Trip

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Cora

I was away these past two days, because I took my oath as a court-approved certified translator. The background is that translations of official documents such as birth certificates, diplomas, etc… have to be certified. And certified translators need to … Continue reading →

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Halle Photos

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Cora

And now, as promised, photos of my recent trip to Halle on Saale Lots of beautiful old buildings and some not so beautiful examples of Communist era architecture. Some of the photos were taken while snow was falling and thus … Continue reading →

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Back from Halle

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Cora

I’m back from my excursion to Halle on Saale. Unfortunately, I missed the last three presentations, since I had to leave early, considering I had one of the longer trips home. The return trip took four hours rather than three … Continue reading →

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Halle – A Blast from the Past

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Cora

I’m here in Halle on Saale, enjoying the interesting and varied presentations on a broad spectrum of linguistic topics. My own presentation was on Friday afternoon and everything went well. Apparently, the papers will even be collected in a print … Continue reading →

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