The good, the bad, and the ugly: the Lima traffic paradox
In the 1990s, Alberto Fujimori was responsible for bringing a huge influx of used vans and buses in from South Korea. This linked article is in Spanish, but it tells of the country’s ills...
Category: Places
A letter to my father on what to visit in Barcelona during the 2017 INTA Annual Meeting
If the conference you’re going to is the International Trademark Association annual meeting in April or May, then I recommend you fly to Spain early to make the best of the free time you’ll...
Biking in Barcelona: How to use Viu Bicing
Barcelona is a city of fewer than 2 million, but its streets buzz with the swarming sound of ceaseless activity. Still, it is a bike-friendly town if you’re located within the city limits. There’s...
Things I Wish I Knew before Living in Barcelona
I’ve been living and writing about Barcelona now for a year. There are certain things that I wish I’d known about Barcelona before coming here. I did a quick internet search, and found posts...
The Vagabond’s Cheap Way for Visiting Volubilis and Moulay Idriss from Fes
This is an article about visiting Volubilis in Moulay Idriss, Morocco. Please, read on. I’ve been to several sites of Roman ruins, from Ephesus to Barcelona, even in little Poitiers. Somehow the feeling never...
A Candid Review of the Riad Doha Hotel in Fes, Morocco
Riads are guesthouses in the old Medinas of Morocco’s medieval cities. Fes is the country’s second-largest city, and as such its sprawling Medina hosts a number of newly-renovated riads. If you are looking for...
Fez, Morocco: Photos of the Fes Medina
Fez is Morocco’s medieval city, dating back ages and crowned with such epithets as “The Athens of Africa” and “The Mecca of the West.” It is Morocco’s second largest city, home to 1.1 million people,...
Visiting Fes, Morocco: How to Get Around the Fez Medina
Note: all this information is current as of August, 2015. The first thing that happens in Fez, Morroco is you are lost. Really though being lost is the best thing that can happen to a traveler,...
What is there to see at the Barcelona Aquarium?
It is easy to forget that Barcelona is a port city. The busy modern port is westward, beyond Montjuic, so the activity isn’t present as you walk down the Ramblas or celebrate Holi in the...
Getting Colorful: Celebrating Holi in Barcelona
Holi in Barcelona is one of the many places where the traditional Indian festival has found expression. Here’s Holi Barcelona’ Facebook page. I went with Mayra of Viajera Peruana to check out some of...
