Mexican Musings on my Birthday
I've been holding out on you guys. Things have been whirlwindish for the past couple of months but I've been sitting on a treasure trove of probably my favorite photos that I've taken in a really long [...]
The Sweet Smell of Greek Liberty
After almost two weeks - most of it in quarantine - on Santorini, Sondra Morgan and I devoured Athens like starving kittens. We ate everything, bought everything, drank everything and then bought some more. We were ridiculously [...]
Greek COVID Captivity
Sondra and I got into a fistfight this morning. She is eating all of my yogurt. She bought her own but she doesn’t like it as much as mine. She said it tastes like goats. So I [...]
COVID Dance Parties on Santorini
COVID Positive Captivity – Day Two: You know, there are a lot worse places to be quarantined besides a Greek Island, and Sondra and I are determined to make the best of our situation even though we [...]
A Few Italy Truths
It’s day 12 in Italy and here are a few fun facts I’ve discovered on the open road: My Italian is shit. But it’s not NEARLY as bad as my German. If I’m going to ever [...]
Austria by Accident
I tried to go to Munich today. Yeah, in Germany. Okay, that’s not *exactly* true. More accurate would be to say I didn’t try hard enough to NOT go to Germany today. Alright, the whole truth is [...]
Pretty Flowers and Failing Bra Cups
The motto for today is no good deed goes unpunished. OR never take them if a guy tries to hand you roses. Or ALWAYS buy a bottle of wine if you pass a convenience store because [...]
A Glamorous First Day in Venice (not)
I woke up this morning on a concrete landing outside of the door of my guesthouse in Venice. It was my first night there, and if I thought my neck was stiff after a transatlantic flight, I [...]
Finally Monkeys!
And finally – Monkeys!!! After scouring untold miles of rain forests for them, a family of howler monkeys took up residence in a mango tree across the road from my house in Playas del Coco. The [...]
Sevilla and the Rat Leap of (un)Death
Holy sh*t you guys. It's about 10:30 pm here and I was sitting on a high wall overlooking a river walk getting a little fresh air. I'd just come out of a flamenco show that I [...]
Sevilla’s Secret Convent Sweets
Seville, Day 2 (or 3, or whatever). This morning I set off in search of a convent. Don't get excited, folks - my love life isn't THAT bad and I won't be wearing a habit anytime soon. [...]
Dumb Mistakes and Spiritual Healing
I made a mistake yesterday. A dumb one. I handed my wallet to a total stranger and I turned my back. I paid. Sounds impossible, right? I've traveled for tens of thousands of miles by myself. Why [...]
Discovering the Algarve the Hard Way
I went looking for the end of the earth, and I found it - in more ways than one. With my trusty Ford Fiesta rental car and my Google Maps gps, I wound my way to [...]
Lessons From Portugal
So I'm sitting on a bus that just crossed the border from Portugal to Spain, heading for Seville. I'm sad to be leaving because it just wasn't enough time - Portugal has many layers of interesting and [...]
A Rough Start in Rome
I arrived in Rome today, and I am even less a fan of the Italian train system that I was when the ticket witch charged me €64 (about 80 bucks) on the last train for not showing [...]