Singing the Portuguese Blues
It’s dusk in Lisbon. Darkness is setting over narrow streets, and mournful melodies flow out of every pub, café, and restaurant. It’s the sound of traditional Portuguese lament, produced by a twelve-string guitar, a viola, and a heartbroken woman (or sometimes a man). This is fado, folk music of Lisbon’s […]
Surrounded by Van Gogh
Earlier this month, we went to see one of the hottest shows in Chicago right now – The Immersive van Gogh Exhibit. The exhibit allows visitors to explore masterpieces of Vincent van Gogh through 360-degree digital projections and an atmospheric light and sound show. Sitting in a large hall surrounded […]
A “Ruined” Vacation in Mexico
Soft light of the early morning sun was gently seeping through the canopies of trees as we made our way through the jungle. Waking up super early and driving in a half-awakened state for two hours from Puerto Morelos was totally worth it as we were rewarded by spending the […]
Did I Do That?! Driving in the UK
Please start with our previous post to learn how and why I ended up driving through rural England. In May 2018, we flew to London to spend 5 days in southwest England. By the time we walked out of Heathrow airport, it was three hours later than we planned. The […]
“You Almost Killed a Man!” or Why I No Longer Drive on Our Trips
We were in a tiny Peugeot, in a small Spanish city, staring at a road, going up the hill. The car was manual, the hill was steep. Victor, who happened to get a traffic ticket two days before we left for our trip and thus didn’t have his driver’s license, […]
Welcome to Glastonbury, UK or Why is Everyone Naked?
It was late afternoon, and we were having tea. But it was not just any tea, and it was not just any afternoon. We were in Bath, one of the most beautiful cities in England, surrounded by rows of elegant houses built in a classical Georgian style, housing world-class museums, […]
