Places in Retro, Part 3: Hrvatska and the Coast
The Dalmatian Coast is unique, at least as a crossroads of Europe, The Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea. It has long been abuzz with marine activity, and recently acting as fly paper for some European tourist groups, namely Germans, Slovenians and Austrians. Each summer it grows in popularity, even for the wary Anglophone, but it… Read More Places in Retro, Part 3: Hrvatska and the Coast
Something’s Happening, Part 1 Istanbul
The posts on this blog are usually results of travel related experiences, and most often in the setting of Spain. This one one neither. There are many tragic, uncomfortable, or unbelievable stories of injustice that happen in the world, and they’re often glazed over because we’ve all got enough to worry about. But there are… Read More Something’s Happening, Part 1 Istanbul
Places in Retro: Part 2. A Boat and Some Water
Inevitably the time of year comes when my imagination begins to slip away from the urbanity and dryness of an inland city and toward the sea. I suspect it will (and I both fear it and embrace it) always be that way. The ‘call to the sea’ is a cliché, and uttering the very words… Read More Places in Retro: Part 2. A Boat and Some Water
Supervisual Ode to The Grand Way: Spain’s Broadway
There is a place in the center of Spain, a center economically and geographically, that forces on passersby the genuine urban commotion of an honest to God, real-life city. There are tall buildings and countless corners of human activity, some preserved under antiquated folds of history, others merely shelters and spaces for citizens and visitors… Read More Supervisual Ode to The Grand Way: Spain’s Broadway
Casual Notebook 