I would really like to start blogging in real-time more… mainly because my memory gets fuzzy when too many days have passed. And well, then it’s impossible to capture your true feelings about something you barely remember. So even though I have a lot of catching up to do on this blog (more of Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam, and Berlin), I’m here today with a real-time update on Budapest. I had hoped I’d like Budapest, but also didn’t want to force expectations. (Seriously,…
Sainte Chapelle Cathedral… my one Paris love
Paris is such a confusing city. I don’t love it, and half the time, I don’t even know if I like it. BUT… I have never been anywhere that made me constantly want to cry from overwhelming magnificence. There is something about standing in the shadows of centuries-old buildings that will break down even the most iron-hearted of us (though I am pretty emotional). And no building gave me that feeling more than Saint Chapelle Cathedral. Sainte Chapelle Cathedral looks like nothing from the outside…
Paris… I get you now
Oh Paris, what can I say about you? Paris – the ultimate dream destination for hundreds of millions of people around the world, the city of love, the city of lights. But Paris – a city that has never called out to me. I’m not sure why but I’ve never felt a huge desire to visit Paris. When asked where I’d like to go in the world, I can come up with dozens of places I’d like to see ahead…
Behind La Boca’s Colorful Houses
I merely glazed over La Boca in my last post, but the truth about La Boca is a lot more complicated and I think it deserves its own post. Everyone who visit Buenos Aires has La Boca on the top of their list. But we deliberately didn’t visit it the first time because the area isn’t real. It’s a fake representation of BA culture that only tourists would fall for. At least, that’s how I saw it and I don’t necessarily agree with it. I…
On Growing Up and Becoming Boring
You’d think that the more I travel, the more fun and outgoing I’d be. But I’ve realized that I am really quite boring. The other night, D wanted to go out for some drinks. Well, because it was a Saturday night. (Even though technically, every night is a Saturday night for us.) Let me explain that this is very out of character for us. Most of our nights are spent watching Netflix or working on our laptops (after all, D…
Buenos Aires: Take Two
A few weeks ago, I got honest about my feelings towards Buenos Aires, and I wrote about how I will not be returning for a long, long time. It turned out I was a liar, because I returned exactly 2 weeks later. Our long journey back to Southern California from Montevideo was one that took us across 5 countries in 36 hours, including a 7-hour stopover in Buenos Aires. Hmmm… what to do when you’re stuck in a city that you didn’t particularly care…
I Learn Candombe in Montevideo
I know I’m jumping around quite a bit on the blog, but I couldn’t wrap up Montevideo without talking about this. It’s taken me quite a bit of time to write about it, because I could never find the right way to capture this experience. And even now I don’t feel like I’m doing it justice. So I always say that I hope to get really authentic, one-of-a-kind cultural experiences when traveling, but to be honest, that doesn’t happen to us…
London by Open-Top Bus
I have officially become a full-fledged tourist. I traveled around London on one of those double-decker open-top buses, leaning off the sides to snap pictures at buildings and landmarks, without actually getting off the bus to get better acquainted, while ticking sites off my list of things to see. Yep, I was that tourist. Ok, so I wasn’t actually that bad. I actually did walk plenty of London’s streets and sites on my own two feet. But this is my first time to London, and…
[London] The English breakfast experience at Regency Cafe
When in London… do as the English do, and make breakfast your most caloric-heavy meal of the day. Sure, there are hundreds of places in London to get the English breakfast experience, but none quite like Regency Cafe. As soon as you walk into the door, you hear “omelette for the gentleman by the door” loud and clear, echoing through the small cafe. You will probably automatically assume it’s from a loudspeaker. Nothing unusual. There may be some empty tables, but…
Sun, fun, and mud at Glen Ivy Hot Springs
I hope you will forgive me for jumping around a bit on the blog. I thought I’d interrupt my adventures abroad to talk a little about adventures at home. And hey, that keeps things interesting, no? After 3 months spent in the beginnings of a chilly South American winter, I was ready for some of our famous Southern California sun. I was also ready to catch up with one of my best girlfriends. Our requirement was someplace relaxing and pampering (as…
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