Day 795 – Chiang Mai, Thailand – Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields

   Northern Thailand. There is something haunting in the mist covered mountains and emerald rice fields surrounding the city. Something…

2 years ago

Day 754 – Istanbul, Turkey – Going native in Kadıköy on the Asian side.

   It is impossible for me to walk through the streets of Istanbul and not ponder chaos theory and particle…

2 years ago

Day 748 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain – The end of the Camino.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain was believed to house the remains of St. John the apostle…

3 years ago

Day 731 – Porto, Portugal – There’s no place like Porto

Porto. I've been here before. The once familiar caress of an old lover. The ghostly remembrances of younger explorations. Embarrassingly…

3 years ago

Antiqvvm – October 13, 2021 (Porto, Portugal)

   Antiqvvm with its one Michelin star is the creation of Chef Vitor Matos, raised in Portugal and trained in…

3 years ago

Day 701 – Vienna, Austria – Beethoven, Marie Antoinette, and Rococo

I didn't know what to expect from Vienna. One of my favorite movies, Before Sunrise, paints a painfully romantic version…

3 years ago

Day 687 – Krakow, Poland

  I had no idea what to expect in Krakow. My polish food knowledge comes mostly from Chicago and I…

3 years ago

Day 684 – Northern Ireland – Belfast and the Giant’s Causeway

  Understanding Northern Ireland is in many ways understanding Ireland. In fact, the existence of Northern Ireland is a story…

3 years ago

Day 682 – Cork, Ireland – Kissing the Blarney Stone

  We only stayed in Cork for one full day and most of that time we spent in Blarney visiting…

3 years ago

Day 680 – Portmagee, Ireland – So close to Skellig Michael yet so far away

  When we first arrived in Ireland we were both excited to visit Skellig Michael, the island in the extreme…

3 years ago