Tasting Moroccan Culture: The Fantastic Bread (and Bread Ovens) of Marrakech
I wanted to eat the air. I think that's a first for me.
My Top 10 (Not-terribly-highbrow) Moroccan Moments. Part I
Hi everybody, remember me? If you thought I'd abandoned the blog, well, no, but I can hardly blame you. I took an extended break,…
Searching for “Our Babe”: Halifax’s Fairlawn Cemetery and the Mystery of the Titanic’s “Unknown Child,” Part II
Did you miss the first part of this post? You can catch up here.
Searching for “Our Babe”: Halifax’s Fairlawn Cemetery and the Mystery of the Titanic’s “Unknown Child,” Part I
Halifax, the beautiful capital of Canada’s Nova Scotia province, offers no shortage of things to do, and most of them are in the compact,…
Dusty Books and Breast Milk: Iceland’s DIY Museum
What do you do with a discarded shoe factory in a small, self-consciously quirky, town with a long tradition of self-sufficiency, booming tourist population,…
Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday, Barcelona edition!
Hello, everybody! Greetings from sunny (and somewhat sticky) Barcelona, and welcome to the return of Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday! This is a slightly unusual…
Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday (June 7th)
Hello, everybody! May I wish you all the happiest of Wednesdays. I'm sorry that recent Wednesdays have gone uncelebrated. The last two weeks have…
Being a good traveler: When is it okay to say “no”?
Dear Piglet and Wilbur, I am very, very sorry. I repaid years of your loyal friendship and entertainment by munching on one of the…
National art and national identity: Visiting St. Petersburg’s Russian Museum
You know that quaint and vaguely demeaning phrase, “always a bridesmaid, never a bride?” Well, it sort of fits the subject of this post,…