2020: Best B-Sides in the Year of C

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

Surprises around Puente del Grajal, Colmenar Viejo

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

We gotta make it here in the Summer, I remember thinking last year in May, when my kids and I … More

It’s hard to overstate the value of Spain as prime walking country. There’s just so much, and so diverse. And … More

I basically headed to the Riaño mountains because I was alone that weekend and found an extremely cheap single hotel … More

This is the fourth of a series of entries on gateways to Asia – you know, the kind of places you’ll spend … More

This is the third of a series of entries on gateways to Asia – you know, the kind of places … More