We humans are such habitual and adaptable creatures. It is amazing how quickly landmarks of a new city can become part of your mental map: the rotisserie chicken storefront that…
Navigating Madrid’s shopper clogged streets during the mid-January rebajas sales season was challenging. Excessive concentrations of human beings that live to consume are not my thing. This was my third time to…
There is much to be said about off season travel. Most obvious is the lack of crowds, even with the risk of cold or inclement weather. Prices are better and…
“You’re an expatriate. You’ve lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake European standards have ruined you. You drink yourself to death. You spend all your time talking, not…
Sometimes a lack of planning plays in your favor. We waited to see the Giza pyramids until the end of our trip. Looking back, and through no foresight of our…
The date palm is integral to Egyptian village life. The tree grows everywhere and its every part is utilized: fruits as a food staple; wood beams for building; fronds for…
Our trip to Egypt was a last minute decision. Quince had always wanted to see the pyramids. I missed seeing the Grateful Dead play there in 1979 when I was…
Ibiza is an island of pines, rocky cliffs, secluded bays and blue waters, in the Balearic Sea off the eastern coast of Spain. We travelled there in early December, with…
Upon first impression, Valencia was much larger, busier, and grungier than we imagined. This time we’d driven into Spain via a tunnel drilled many miles through the Pyrenees. Leaving behind…
What do you get when you mash up twenty centuries of architecture and city building with all the complexities and luxuries of contemporary living? You get some profoundly kooky shit…
ambrosia — (/æmˈbroʊʒə/, Greek: ἀμβροσία, “immortality”) food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumes it
Many years ago I was offered a glass…
Food is never far from our minds. We have been on the road for six weeks and there are too many flavors to sample. But we are also removed from…