Rome, according to legend, was founded by Romulus, the child of a vestal virgin raped by Mars, then condemned to death along with his twin brother Remus by drowning in the Tiber River. Fortunately their executioner was not detail…
Day 890 – Winchester, England – The original capital of England
March 26, 2022
Honestly I didn’t know anything about Winchester, I didn’t even know it existed. We were waiting out our two weeks after our covid boosters and looking for a place a bit less expensive than London with access to hiking…
St. John – March 1, 2022 (London, England)
March 21, 2022
At this point in my life, my list of must-visit restaurants is getting very short. When we decided to fly to the UK, there was only one place I wanted to go. I was an early fan of his underground…
Day 880 – El Puerto de Santa María, Spain – The Sherry Triangle (part 3)
March 16, 2022
According to Homer’s Odyssey, after the Trojan War, Menestheus escaped through the Straits of Gibraltar to the mouth of the Guadalete River (modern day El Puerto de Santa María) where he established Menesthei Portus (Menestheus’s port). The port was…
Day 875 – Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain – The Sherry Triangle (part 2)
March 13, 2022
The habitation of the area around the mouth of the Guadalquivir river can be traced back to the semi-mythical city of Tartessos and the lost Tartessians culture which had its own written language, contemporaries of the Phoenicians who later…
Day 871 – Jerez de la Frontera – The Sherry Triangle (part 1)
March 9, 2022
Jerez de la Frontera is a town of just over 200 thousand best known as the production capitol of sherry wines. Here along with the two coastal towns of El Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda (until…
Day 869 – Cádiz, Spain – One of the oldest cities in western Europe.
March 4, 2022
Cádiz is a peninsular port city located in the south of Spain and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in western Europe. Founded around 1104 BC by the Phoenicians, this city has a very long history of…
Abantal – February 11, 2022 (Seville, Spain)
February 27, 2022
Abantal was opened by Andalusian chef Julio Fernández Quintero in 2004, and shortly after he won best Andalusian chef in 2005. By 2008 he achieved his first Michelin star which Abantal still retains 14 years later. Abantal is founded…
Day 848 – Seville, Spain – The Best Tapas in Seville
February 21, 2022
I travel for food. And I’ve been around the world in search of the best. Spain might be the best place in the world to eat right now. And my favorite Spanish food comes from Andalusia in southern Spain…
Day 795 – Chiang Mai, Thailand – The Buddhist Temples of Northern Thailand
February 17, 2022
Having grown up in austere protestant American churches conspicuously devoid of ornate or lavish decoration, I never felt particularly connected to those holy places. My personal spirituality always manifested in elaborate, intricate, and shamanically hypnotic self-made shrines and environments….