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Please subscribe for updates!On our second day in Romania, we visited the castle in Bran.  Often credited as Dracula&#8217;s...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=SUE3xW4YEfM:0_M_cA9a9Bk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=SUE3xW4YEfM:0_M_cA9a9Bk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/SUE3xW4YEfM/823219252http://writebrained.org/post/823219252Sat, 17 Jul 2010 06:00:42 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/823219252On arriving in Brasov, Romania, I felt for the first time that we had truly arrived in Eastern...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=rnNAfWDQir4:4sAWG3Bw_jo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=rnNAfWDQir4:4sAWG3Bw_jo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/rnNAfWDQir4/815624226http://writebrained.org/post/815624226Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:13:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/815624226<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7pKrVB5f2W0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Final one.  This song is very popular over here (and in Belgium, according to Shug.)  End of dance break, go back to your desks!</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=tZ9oQ-26RsA:2LAhCcresFk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=tZ9oQ-26RsA:2LAhCcresFk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/tZ9oQ-26RsA/815327130http://writebrained.org/post/815327130Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:31:41 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/815327130<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wEvHYJpmhtI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Having the flu sucks!  However, it did force me to go to a pharmacy and discover the Romanian equivalent for Theraflu.  Since I’m posting videos, just thought I’d also post this cutesy Bollywood/ Mumbai disco inspired one I just saw.  I also thought it would be fun to do a post with all my American-in-Europe photos, funny images about how American culture travels (for better or for worse!)</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=vEUfXi6Nh2s:d4PuxnZ2n_Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=vEUfXi6Nh2s:d4PuxnZ2n_Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/vEUfXi6Nh2s/815300004http://writebrained.org/post/815300004Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:21:29 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/815300004<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LkjljBNTLs4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Arrived in Romania.  We spent a day in Brasov and I’m now in Bucharest.  I have to catch up on photos from the past few days.  Just heard this song…. :)   I am taking the day off from sightseeing and am in my hotel room watching Romanian MTV.  Tomorrow I head to Istanbul. </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=M2HM9sk3T50:7MeIGPcSDrw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=M2HM9sk3T50:7MeIGPcSDrw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/M2HM9sk3T50/814881170http://writebrained.org/post/814881170Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:34:12 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/814881170We spent two days in the high Tatras mountains on the Slovakian side, and so far these are among my...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=AtV5bSmabPk:EDS8dHI1DAQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=AtV5bSmabPk:EDS8dHI1DAQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/AtV5bSmabPk/810402261http://writebrained.org/post/810402261Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:01:43 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/810402261We took our first night train to arrive in Prague in the morning.  The European overnight trains are...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=eZZXl6nKakY:mR3sO6OUncU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=eZZXl6nKakY:mR3sO6OUncU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/eZZXl6nKakY/805956840http://writebrained.org/post/805956840Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:00:42 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/805956840When I was ten years old, I read about World War II somewhere and was inspired to do a project for...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=Q8ad4zL4PJc:MmdJmmTa3yM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=Q8ad4zL4PJc:MmdJmmTa3yM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/Q8ad4zL4PJc/795472194http://writebrained.org/post/795472194Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:00:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/795472194I have been diligently taking photos for the past week, but not so diligently posting none of them. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=chCB9TsBaKA:pgQuNE0qQHQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=chCB9TsBaKA:pgQuNE0qQHQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/chCB9TsBaKA/793139031http://writebrained.org/post/793139031Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:03:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/793139031Here are a few more photos from our afternoon walk in Warsaw yesterday.  We saw a bear in the zoo,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=3AmFZQlPS0w:CB2hcSZvnZk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=3AmFZQlPS0w:CB2hcSZvnZk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/3AmFZQlPS0w/769404819http://writebrained.org/post/769404819Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:00:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/769404819I adored flying Air France yesterday because it gave me a perfectly good excuse to have a glass of...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=k85f8lTiEe0:w9_1oCVmu14:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=k85f8lTiEe0:w9_1oCVmu14:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/k85f8lTiEe0/766670642http://writebrained.org/post/766670642Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:21:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/766670642Today I&#8217;m taking off on a trip I&#8217;ve been planning for several months to visit a few...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=KLUuIDXh9mE:J0WxNrLUVBk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=KLUuIDXh9mE:J0WxNrLUVBk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/KLUuIDXh9mE/761703656http://writebrained.org/post/761703656Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:30:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/761703656“Risk everything in the direction of your desire. Go after it as if your life depends on it,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=Y_PCJQzLHXM:x70bt2uRSrA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=Y_PCJQzLHXM:x70bt2uRSrA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/Y_PCJQzLHXM/703179622http://writebrained.org/post/703179622Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:30:57 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/703179622<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2fxj63BtT1qzb2hmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I keep sending my sister pictures of chandeliers… I adore chandeliers lately.  She says it is impractical to put one in my new apartment.</p> <blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://sweethomestyle.tumblr.com/post/599673721/via-www-theselby-com" target="_blank">sweethomestyle</a>:  <a href="http://www.theselby.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.theselby.com" target="_blank">www.theselby.com</a></a></p> </blockquote><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=3OZ3dmkQq1g:SWQHWcQxg3E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=3OZ3dmkQq1g:SWQHWcQxg3E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/3OZ3dmkQq1g/601815510http://writebrained.org/post/601815510Sat, 15 May 2010 17:23:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/601815510<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1rjjoAWMp1qzyzgbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Naptime in your palace of dreams.</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://sweethomestyle.tumblr.com/post/599975329/via-r-o-o-m-s-verhext" target="_blank">sweethomestyle</a>, <a href="http://r-o-o-m-s.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">r-o-o-m-s</a>, <a href="http://verhext.tumblr.com/post/564222872/anthropologie" target="_blank">verhext</a>)</p> </blockquote><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=Sg4eF6OciXw:ywqDa3LvPjE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=Sg4eF6OciXw:ywqDa3LvPjE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/Sg4eF6OciXw/601811014http://writebrained.org/post/601811014Sat, 15 May 2010 17:21:36 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/601811014<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2h9ykjRP11qzb2hmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I am still dying to have an all white apartment in my new place!  </p> <p>(via <a href="http://sweethomestyle.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">sweethomestyle</a>)</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=gy5SoyDgXwY:W6N433SbydE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=gy5SoyDgXwY:W6N433SbydE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/gy5SoyDgXwY/601802228http://writebrained.org/post/601802228Sat, 15 May 2010 17:17:07 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/601802228We have been eating so well while we&#8217;re here, and I could probably write a dozen blog entries...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=YsupNAqqfeI:Dew4Kqg3iVQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=YsupNAqqfeI:Dew4Kqg3iVQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/YsupNAqqfeI/557305859http://writebrained.org/post/557305859Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:17:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/557305859<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1lclpI8pq1qzoykzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Ridonkulously adorable. </p> <p>(via <a href="http://lavitaebella-lifeisbeautiful.tumblr.com/post/555996592/keepyourselfwarm-ronald-reagans-letter-to" target="_blank">lavitaebella-lifeisbeautiful</a>: <a href="http://keepyourselfwarm.tumblr.com/post/555985905/ronald-reagans-letter-to-nancy-on-their-20th" target="_blank">keepyourselfwarm</a>)</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=l1P2V6LLrDs:zVCKR6wUAME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=l1P2V6LLrDs:zVCKR6wUAME:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/l1P2V6LLrDs/556186273http://writebrained.org/post/556186273Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:30:38 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/556186273“Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=vKgtftNdJ_I:ytzAgC4pzKU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=vKgtftNdJ_I:ytzAgC4pzKU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/vKgtftNdJ_I/555996978http://writebrained.org/post/555996978Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:00:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/555996978India is a dream.  Do I need pictures or words to more properly describe this place, in my blood...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=mXx6ST5K524:0EZwb_ZD3MU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?a=mXx6ST5K524:0EZwb_ZD3MU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Write-brained?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Write-brained/~3/mXx6ST5K524/553033926http://writebrained.org/post/553033926Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:25:00 -0400http://writebrained.org/post/553033926