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This week we’re wondering about life in the old days: what was good then, and what’s better now.

One reader points out that a secretary now has a more comfortable life than a king did long ago. 

Another reader comments that the grammar I used was difficult:  Read More >

Beautiful buildings. 

Old buildings are beautiful. 

Modern buildings are boring.  Read More >

I love Europe!

I just got back from a walk around the old town in Warsaw.

It’s really beautiful.  Read More >

Imagine this…

You get to practice English all day… 

AND you get paid! Read More >

Wow. 

I’ve received so many invitations from Hungarian readers this week. 

Invitations for coffee, for walks, for accommodation… Read More >

When you walk down the stree, do you ever look in people’s windows?

I do.

I want to see how other people live.  Read More >

I don’t own a TV.

I haven’t owned a TV since I moved to Prague in 2004. 

So what do I do when I find myself in an Airbnb with a TV? Read More >

Greetings from the Hugarian capital! 

I’m back on the road, travelling around Europe after two months catching up with friends in Prague. 

On Saturday, I met some Vig Village members in-person for the first time (everyone looks so much bigger than they usually look on Zoom…)  Read More >

“If you could be any animal, which animal would you be?”

This was a recent topic inside Vig Village. 

I’ve never had a good answer for this question. Read More >

My advice: pack light. 

Your teacher is a traveller… a nomad… a member of the internationally homeless… 

Today, I’m visiting Vig Village members in the Slovak capital. Read More >