The best view in Reykjavik
It’s New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik, and the daylight doesn’t stick around for long. Would it hold on until we got to the top?
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Why Rome gave me the shits
I’m sorry Rome, it wasn’t you, it was me. Actually it wasn’t either of us, it was the hordes of self absorbed idiots descending …
Read MoreRomanian Roadtrip – Part 4
There’s 106 miles to Sighisoara, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark out, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Well, actually…..we loaded up the Dacia Logan and headed east toward Sighișoara, along the (by now) good old E60.
Read MoreThe Day the Music (almost) died
The Day the Music (almost) died
“I have a little story to tell you …” my husband, travel partner and domestic saboteur thoughtfully remarked…
Read MoreFishing off the edge of the world
Perched precariously at the top of the sheer cliffs are folk with fishing rods….
Read MoreA market in Ortigia, Sicily
What do you think of when you think of Sicilian food?
Read MoreRemember that bar in Krakow?
It was the middle of the day, and it looked anything but inviting. I can’t recall how we even came to cross the threshold. But taking a chance on a bar often pays off big time.
Read MoreA Market in Nazare, Portugal
This – this was a true market. Locals selling, locals buying.
Read MoreA Market in Naples…Sant’Antonio Abate,
…soon after you arrive it will rid you of your preconceptions, because Naples is incredible.
Read MoreRomanian Roadtrip Part 2
The Romanian Roadtrip Sibiu to Hunedoara Part 2 I’m prefacing this post by saying that we loved Romania, we loved its unpolished beauty, the way its unmade-up face is offered to you as a traveller. Its honest and real, exasperating and endearing. It gets under your skin. So this post is offered with a wry […]
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Not a Holiday 