For me, the San Sebastian vs Bilbao debate was settled before I even arrived in Spain’s Basque Country. Like virtually everyone I knew, I planned to stay in San Sebastian, the idyllic seaside home of pinxtos (peen-chos),...
My Sarajevo itinerary allows you to discover the "Jerusalem of the Balkans" in relatively great depth, and at a pace that it neither sluggish nor breakneck. I knew what direction my schedule would eventually end...
On the afternoon of April 4, 2020, the last “normal” flight from Tokyo departed Taipei, where I was living at the time. Although I could hardly see the sky from my patio, large as it was...
I’ve been to Prague a few times (it’s just so close to Berlin) and while I’ve had a decent holiday each and every time, it’s taken a lot of effort to find the cool things...
San Diego is a city I always wanted to visit, but never did. On the occasions I found myself in SoCal, I tended to get “caught” in LA; there was never any time to head...
When people ask me where I’m from, I like to say I’m from Boston via Texas. Because despite my Texas roots I always identified with Boston in the seven years I lived there. So when...
London is a big, big city and because of that, it can be overwhelming to decide where to stay. On my numerous visits to London, I’ve stayed in quite a few different neighborhoods but far...
Seven Dials, London
In a city as sprawling as London, many people might be tempted to avoid the city center. It might at first seem like an area over-crowded, noisy, congested and expensive, but if you...
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