On an island. In Greece

K. said we were enjoying the Mediterranean dream, and I had to agree. She couldn’t get over the olive trees … More

Still Remote: Another Try at Loving Gredos

It had been – what – 20 years since I had hiked in Gredos for the last time? And this … More

2020, phew. So thankful it’s over, like y’all. In what regards the project behind this blog, there were some disappointments … More

No hay mal que por bien no venga, we say in Spanish. Good stuff comes out of shit times, I … More

I said it before on this blog. COVID season sucks like you wouldn’t believe, but there are lessons to be … More

After a rather dull, dusty day on the road with stopovers at Tlaxcala and Huejotzingo, we finally arrived in Cholula, … More

Not all travel days can be party days. Coming from two wondrous travel days visiting Pre-Columbian ruins and pueblos mágicos … More

After a rather disappointing first encounter with Ciudad de Mexico, I carefully planned my brief second stopover in town before … More

I was looking forward to my short stay in Mexico City. More like two stopovers, really – one en route … More

There was a tinge of madness in how she approached tourists who walked casuallly on the first part of the … More