I just came across some notes I scribbled one night in a bar in Valparaiso, Chile. I'm working on a post about our time there, but in the meantime I wanted to share the "rock en español" songs we played on the jukebox that night. FYI, I have an unhealthy obsession with Spanish rock music, especially stuff from the 80's and early 90's. The Juquebox This bar was as divey as dives can be, we ...
Under Construction: Touring California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley
First, a Little Background On September 1st, 2007, the UC Berkeley California Golden Bears football team played a much anticipated game against the SEC powerhouse Tennessee Volunteers at historic California Memorial Stadium. My beloved Bears had been humiliated in Knoxville the year before, and this was our chance for revenge. The team did not disappoint the home crowd that day, winning 45-31 ...
How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse
Photo source: NASA If you are in the Western US, Asia, or the Pacific region, be sure to go out tonight to check out the annular solar eclipse. An annular solar eclipse (as opposed to a total solar eclipse), is where the moon blocks only about 94% of the sun, leaving a visible "ring of fire" around the edges. This rare event is something you may only see once or twice in your lifetime, so I'm ...
La Boqueria Market, Barcelona
I love fresh food markets and seek them out wherever I go. In Barcelona, La Boqueria Market (Mercat de La Boqueria, in Catalan), is just steps off of the Ramblas. It was cleaner, a bit less smelly, and had higher prices than more locally-oriented markets, but had an amazing selection of unique foods. If it is grown, raised, or foraged in Spain, you can probably find it here. I love this fish ...
How to Find a Pet Sitter When You Travel
When we booked our ticket for a one-month trip through South America, I was elated. That was until I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about this: What should we do with our pets? We have one cat, Sylvie, and a dog, Posey. When we go on vacation, we leave the dog with my mother-in-law who adores her. Unfortunately, Sylvie can’t go because her husband is allergic to cats. Even if ...
Gruesome Scenes of Torture at Peru’s Museum of the Inquisition
Our experience visiting Lima was pretty chill, so when we headed into the historic center on our last day, we figured we should challenge ourselves with something a bit beyond our search for the best pisco sour. The Museum of Congress and the Spanish Inquisition sounded intriguing, so we stopped in (Museo del Congreso y de la Inquisición). In colonial days, Lima was the capital of South ...
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