First off, I too would like to applaud Widukind on his incredible use of diction in his prior post below me. It, with the like of this and this post, will surely go into the Hall of Fame of Dress Archie.

Okay a few thoughts on being abroad in general.

1) Driving on the Autobahn is as fun as it sounds. I drove down to Prague this past weekend. Only about a three-hour drive, so it was the perfect length to enjoy the Autobahn without getting bored from having to drive for too long. Now first, there are a few misnomers about the Autobahn. There are speed limits for about half of the highways. They are usually 130kph or 80mph. But for about half the time there are signs that show an X through a speed limit sign, meaning you are now entering a zone of no-restriction. Those are pretty fun. Almost immediately everyone on the road increases his or her cruising speed to 160 (100mph). For the most part during those times, I went about 180 or 112mph. Fastest I got up to was 210 or 130, but then the car started to shake, so I eased up a fair amount. I may sound like a total tool for talking about this but it is one of those things that if you ever get the opportunity to try it, take it. Really fun time.

2) Driving on the Autobahn in the rain is as scary as it sounds. Everyone still goes the same speeds, but it just feels like you have no control over everything. That wasn’t much fun.

3) Prague is an entirely underrated European city. By far my favorite place I’ve visited this trip. Everything from the city to the food topped my expectations. If you ever go, there is a beer hall there called U Fleku that you have to go to. It is a microbrewery that serves only one beer, its house beer. The house beer is as dark if not darker than Guinness, and is 13% alcohol, so basically wine. But it tastes perfect. Not dark and bitter like Guinness, and not light and watery like a lot of American beers. Perfect. And given the high alcohol content, the atmosphere there is a little ridiculous. The most equitable comparison to a nightly Oktoberfest in my book.

4) Lastly some more music if you are interested. I think at least one or two of these might suit Widukind’s desire to go crazy.

Start off with the best first. This is a remix of an original song by Spencer and Hill, a German DJ group, called Trespasser. In the original version of the song, the chorus says “I wanna be a, wanna be a, I wanna be a Trespasser.” Now a clever little DJ from Milan, by the name of Gigi Barocco, noticed that if he remixed the song a little and took out the word “Trespasser,” it sounds like the chorus is “I just wanna beer, wanna beer, wanna beer.” Personally, I think this is absolutely hilarious, and the fact that it is attached to a good elektro song just takes it over the top for me. Have a listen.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/zeyfdjd1njg/Spencer-Hill-Trespasser-Gigi-Barocco-Remix.mp3

Next comes a pretty good song originally by English DJ Fake Blood (terrible name in my book). Herve invited himself along to do a remix and I think it’s pretty good. Would really recommend listening to this plugged into something with a pretty good bass. Has a pretty good drop.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/tnoiwgwjizc/05-Mars-Exclusive-Herve-Re-Fix.mp3

Finally, Bob Sinclair came out with a new song. His last few songs since “World Hold On” have all been a bit disappointing in my book. But this one harkens back a little and is actually good. Been getting a fair amount of airplay here. This is technically the Avicii remix, but the difference is negligible. Enjoy:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/toxf2mjn15k/Bob-Sinclair-New-New-New-Avicii-Remix-RIP.mp3

Lastly, some of you may already have this song, but Chromeo came out with a new single about a month and a half ago. It’s called Night by Night, and since I’m going to see them on Saturday, I figured I’d throw it out there.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/tzwowkywtn2/Night-By-Night.mp3

Out like I almost am from abroad. Shit.