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• We just passed Mühlhausen. Not Milhouse! :) #ObligatorySimpsonsQuote #ExpensiveDataPlan #

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• We're on the 8 Autobahn to Stuttgart and rain is so strong we can barely see car in front! Might be arriving in Paris late, driving slower #
• So wish we could spend more time in München! On our way to Paris now, it's a toasty 9C. Logging off again now #
• Went to a T-Mobile shop in Munich to see of they had the GSM version of the Google Droid thingy to play with but no luck #
• Looks so sinister during the day! — at Rathaus http://gowal.la/s/AgR #
• It's an official one, tee hee :) — at Apple Store http://gowal.la/s/27sk #
• German buffet breakfast thingy, so many different styles of bread! — at Hotel Blauer Bock http://gowal.la/s/TRz #
• @nimii heh yes! Everything is so neat in Germany, I loved staying in all the neat little towns along the way too :) in reply to nimii #
• G'night from Munich/München world! Did I mention that I'm in Munich and it's awesome? #
• Munich is like Paris Lite, the architecture, art, food, cosmopolitanism (is that a word?). Perhaps final thing to get me to learn German :) #
• @dadaist Too good :D. We went just so we could say we ate in Hell, and for an excuse to nip over to Austria for an hour in reply to dadaist #
• @i2yh All those Alpine kangaroos :) in reply to i2yh #
• @nimii thanks, will pass message on :). Munich is like Paris Lite or something, it's awesome! in reply to nimii #
• Been here one day and I'm in love with Munich/München! I want to learn Bavarian German and move here! #
• Starbucks in Singapore is good, but in Munich it's amazing! Something to do with franchises? #
• Beautiful! Especially at night! — at Rathaus http://gowal.la/s/AgR #
• Aldi in Austria is called Hofei, but the logo is still an A. #
• All the traffic lights in Kufstein are out. Austrian drivers are pretty good though it seems, everyones being very orderly #
• Having a genuine Austrian schnitzel in "Hell" :D — at Inncafe Hell http://gowal.la/s/2u1o #
• Arrived in Kufstein, just across the border from Germany in Austria. Stunning Alpine scenery! :O #

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• @redragon You're evil! in reply to redragon #
• Refuelling and grabbing snack before heading to Austria (NOT Australia!!!) — at Aral Serways http://gowal.la/s/2tPu #
• Having late breakfast with view of the snow out the window :) — at Pension garni Arzberghof http://gowal.la/s/2rUo #
• Stunningly beautiful Bavarian morning today, everything outside is lightly powdered with snow. Or sugar :) #
• Happy 60th Erna!!! At a loud traditional Bavarian birthday party with 50 people, did I mention it was loud?! #
• Having some strudel in Leising! — at Bäckerei Konditorei Café http://gowal.la/s/2s8V #

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• @redragon You're evil! in reply to redragon #
• Refuelling and grabbing snack before heading to Austria (NOT Australia!!!) — at Aral Serways http://gowal.la/s/2tPu #
• Having late breakfast with view of the snow out the window :) — at Pension garni Arzberghof http://gowal.la/s/2rUo #
• Stunningly beautiful Bavarian morning today, everything outside is lightly powdered with snow. Or sugar :) #
• Happy 60th Erna!!! At a loud traditional Bavarian birthday party with 50 people, did I mention it was loud?! #
• Having some strudel in Leising! — at Bäckerei Konditorei Café http://gowal.la/s/2s8V #

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• My dad was walking on a frozen ice lake and fell in! We're back at the villa now for him to dry off and change #
• Looking at the Xmas decorations. Stunning :O — at Knottingwörth Church http://gowal.la/s/2rXe #
• Beautiful little lodge in Knottingwörth :) — at Pension garni Arzberghof http://gowal.la/s/2rUo #
• Data roaming works now! Better keep an eye on my usage though, just use text, no graphics #

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• The hotel in Germany will have internets so I'll upload a ton of stuff to Flickr. We got some amazing snowy photos :) #
• Well we're off again to drive back to Munich. Until next time we find WiFi again, cheerio :) #
• This Czech cafe has a top 40 show on their TV, and all the songs are in English! #
• Given up trying to use @Gowalla in Europe, suppose my data plan doesn't like it here. #
• @GreatEscapist First time I've ever been to the Czech Republic, now that we've seen Pilsner we wish we had time to go to Prague! in reply to GreatEscapist #
• @Fush I'd love to, but I'm in Germany and the Czech Republic right now :) in reply to Fush #
• It's snowing in Pilsen, so cold! http://twitpic.com/vfrvv #FamilyEurotrip #FoundWifi! #CzechRepublic #
• Not sure when we'll next have WiFi so until then goodbye Twitterlings :). We head back to Germany tomorrow afternoon #
• Never been to the Czech Republic before, but now we're here I wish we were staying longer #
• Finally found a WiFi hotspot! Having dinner in Pilsen in the Czech Republic after arriving in Germany. Stunningly beautiful town :) #

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• Gowalla doesn't like the Dubai airport, oh well :( http://twitpic.com/v974y #
• Ah globalisation, having an Xmas Toffee Nut Latte at Dubai Airport ;) #
• Just arrived in Dubai, our connecting flight to Frankfurt leaves in an hour. Kinda tired! #
• Singapore T1 is fancy! I usually go SIA in T2/T3 http://twitpic.com/v5nvx #
• @jerrynovak @mtmm Thank you my dear friends :). We've decided the US and Canada will be our next family trip in 2010! in reply to jerrynovak #
• @Zombie_Plan Be careful, @Tarale might say you and I are slash ;) in reply to Zombie_Plan #
• Arrived and checked in, now going to grab a bite to eat :) #FamilyEurotrip — at SIN Changi International http://gowal.la/s/as1 #
• The nice lady who always takes care of our little doggies when we're away just took them. They seemed happy :) #FamilyEurotrip #
• @melpig Aw you're so sweet, thank you I will keep the Twittering up :D in reply to melpig #

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My dad, sis and I are just about to leave the door to start our Europe trip. We’ll be heading to Germany via Dubai to catch up with relatives in Frankfurt am Main and friends in Munich, then to Plzeň in the Czech Republic, then driving back through Germany to Paris, then a flight to Cork and a tour of Ireland.

I’m going to take a ton of photos and will be blogging as much about it as I can! In the meantime you can follow our adventures on Twitter and Gowalla too.

Selamat tinggal! Wait, wrong language :D

• Whoa I have a stack of @replies and DMs I haven't answered yet! Sorry bout that, been so busy preparing for this trip! Will get to them :) #
• RT @Spartz: The pre-Christian origins of Christmas: http://bit.ly/5z25lv #
• Wet leaves can be slippery little devils. Owies! #
• I like it, and feel privileged to be a resident of it :) RT @hwsoh: RT @cheth: " Twitter is a city which never sleeps " ~ @Kim #quote #
• Just saw my first Palm Pre in the wild, someone using it in the queue at Starbucks in front of me. I didn't know there was a GSM version? #
• Ugh Christmas can't end soon enough :( #
• @redragon Was replying to your tweet "if your definition of good there being usual" in reply to redragon #

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It’s a cruel irony that my close friend Jerry Novak lost his wife and I lost my mum and best friend to cancer around Christmas, as I’m sure many others have. My family isn’t religious but we always had massive trees, big Christmas lunches and swapped masses of prezzies while we listened to Tony Bennett and Bing Crosby carol CDs. Even decorating the tree was a huge event we all looked forward to, and in the last 12 years even though she wasn’t physically strong enough to join in we purposefully rearranged my mum’s chemo treatments so she could sit there and watch.

My dad, sister and I haven’t unpacked the decorations since and don’t celebrate Christmas any more, for obvious reasons. To all of you who are though, have safe and happy holidays, and to my friends in Europe and the US I hope you’re somewhere warm.

Peace, health and happiness,
~ Ruben