Friends, can we just be real about holiday travel for a second? It blows. There you go, I said it, short and sweet. I’m trying to keep my mood lighthearted for the inevitable swimming through angry masses of Thanksgiving travelers at the airport. I’m going to do my best to ignore the frowns and grumbles,…
I had originally been planning to write a Paris post last week, even before the deplorable attacks that shook the city. I had been there just a month ago and had crafted a fun post highlighting the experience. That lighthearted post now seems grossly inappropriate considering the city still reels from last week’s shootings and explosions…
You can read travel guides, watch videos, scour the internet and ask friends for information about your new travel destinations, but almost always you will be met with some surprises. I really think you’ll find at least one small thing at each new place that leaves you wondering “why didn’t I know this?” or “why…
Art takes on so many forms. Some of it is serious, some of it is humorous, but all of it is thought provoking. While going to the Kafka museum in Prague, I found myself staring rather intently at some penis-baring art in the museum’s courtyard. Not just penis-baring, but penis-baring-while-peeing art. And not just peeing,…
Disclaimer: the food featured in this post is NOT actually called a Czech churro, it’s called trdelnik. In fact, the only thing about this sweet pastry that resembles a churro is the delicious cinnamon-sugar exterior coating. But guess what? I can actually pronounce churro and I cannot pronounce trdelnik. Believe me, I tried and it’s not pronounced like the word looks.…
Slices of Py 