The Best Khao Soi in Chiang Mai

3 years ago

   I have somewhat of an obsession with the northern Thai specialty, khao soi. It's a typical northern Thai curry…

Cuisine de Garden – January 22, 2022 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

3 years ago

   Cuisine de Garden was originally opened by Chef Leelawat “Nan” Mankongtiphan in Chiang Mai in 2011. A self taught…

Day 795 – Chiang Mai, Thailand – Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields

3 years ago

   Northern Thailand. There is something haunting in the mist covered mountains and emerald rice fields surrounding the city. Something…

Day 754 – Istanbul, Turkey – Going native in Kadıköy on the Asian side.

3 years ago

   It is impossible for me to walk through the streets of Istanbul and not ponder chaos theory and particle…

Day 748 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain – The end of the Camino.

3 years ago

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain was believed to house the remains of St. John the apostle…

Day 731 – Porto, Portugal – There’s no place like Porto

3 years ago

Porto. I've been here before. The once familiar caress of an old lover. The ghostly remembrances of younger explorations. Embarrassingly…

Antiqvvm – October 13, 2021 (Porto, Portugal)

3 years ago

   Antiqvvm with its one Michelin star is the creation of Chef Vitor Matos, raised in Portugal and trained in…

Day 712 – I’ve been traveling now for 2 years.

3 years ago

  I've been continuously traveling now for 2 years. The coronavirus really threw us a curve but I think we…

Day 701 – Vienna, Austria – Beethoven, Marie Antoinette, and Rococo

3 years ago

I didn't know what to expect from Vienna. One of my favorite movies, Before Sunrise, paints a painfully romantic version…

Day 687 – Krakow, Poland

3 years ago

  I had no idea what to expect in Krakow. My polish food knowledge comes mostly from Chicago and I…

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Where am I now?

Eugene, OR

(We’ve reached the end of our trip.  Time to settle down for a bit and recharge our batteries and our bank accounts.  It’s been a good run.  Eugene had the right kind of vibe we were looking for.  Good people.  A good size.  Affordable.  We’re going to give it a go here.  But we’re open to what comes.)

 

Next up:

Nowhere for the moment

(For the first time in three years we don’t have the next adventure planned out.  That’s going to be a strange reality to adjust to.)