Tag: travel

  • Venice

    In June after visiting Barcelona I took a flight to Venice and stayed for a few nights. I only visited the main island chain, though […]

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  • Barcelona

    In the very first post in this blog, I justified its creation by stating that I had some things to talk about, or “In other […]

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  • Eurotrip 2017: Itinerary and transportation costs

    In a previous post about my trip to the Mediterranean earlier this summer, I broke down how I decided to take a month long vacation […]

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  • I took that crazy cheap flight to Barcelona

    Recently a new airline called Level introduced a crazy cheap nonstop flight from Oakland to Barcelona. I immediately decided to take the plunge and book […]

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  • Copenhagen

    Recently I had some time to explore the streets of Copenhagen. It’s the capital of Denmark, an old seaside city with a distinctly fairy tale […]

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  • How to be a decent airplane passenger

    Look. I’ve been doing far too much airplane travel recently. Like most of us, I’m not traveling on private jets; I’m flying “economy” on commercial […]

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  • It’s a trap! Why American bathrooms don’t smell awful

    Do you ever get up in the morning, head to the bathroom, take a nice deep breath and proclaim, “Gee, I’m sure glad my bathroom […]

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  • Lisbon’s Super Mario Bros. obsession

    As mentioned in the previous post, Lisbon has a Super Mario thing going on with its street art. Someone must be nostalgic for the 8-bit […]

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  • Lisbon street art

    Lisbon is one of those rare places that looks just like the postcards. Even the street art is beautiful. Above are the best of what […]

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  • Lisbon vs. San Francisco

    I spent the last week in a small seaside city that seemed eerily reminiscent of home. Everywhere I looked, there were these little moments of […]

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