Forgive the cliché in the title, but yes, we’re here in Oxford, settling in nicely to life in the United Kingdom. Ori and I are currently residing in temporary quarters in North Oxford, considered to be one of the ritzier areas of town, although we’ll be searching for longer-term housing in the near future. Needless [...]

Last Tuesday, Kyle and I returned from a three-day hiking trip on the Cotswold Way, a 100-mile path that follows the Cotswold escarpment in Gloucestershire. We had both been itching to see some quintessential English countryside, and we couldn’t have picked a better path to walk! We chose this hike because of its proximity to [...]

Well, somehow Kyle and I arrived in England after a boat ride, two long train rides and many subway rides with far too many pieces of luggage. With the exception of heavy bags, however, our traveling experience was quite pleasant. Our first leg of the of the journey was on an overnight train [...]

Wow – I can’t believe how quickly this past month has gone by – we are already at the end of a wonderful vacation in Venice. Kyle and I are very excited for the adventures in England that lie ahead, but we are also sad to leave such a beautiful and (now) familiar place.

Tomorrow night [...]

Well, it’s almost over, my 88 days in Venice this summer (two days shy of the 90 day Schengen limit). An appropriate number, perhaps, for a pianist, although it has been one of very few disappointments for me that, in my three months in Venice, I never found a piano to practice on, not even [...]