I decided to continue my short (so far) series on “tales from pre-1989 Romania” as it seems my posts so far triggered quite a few reactions. Mostly, I gathered from the folks in the Western world, curiosity. It appears that my readers want to know more about some of these (really odd) things that back […]
This is something that really I ought to have posted about 2 years ago when I landed in the Bay Area, however it’s only recently that talking to a friend who’s just thinking of moving over here that I realised it’s actually useful advice and not many people know about this. First of all this […]
This one is for you, Visa (though MasterCard and Amex listen up too!). Here’s the deal: I have Visa debit and credit cards for both UK and USA. I have bank accounts in UK and USA so I can transfer money when needed from one to another. With all of that in mind, you’d think […]
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