Totality
On 12-Aug-2026, a total solar eclipse crossed northern Spain at sunset. Our friend Raül invited us to watch it from his winery in Priorat, which sounded like a brilliant way to see the event. Priorat, our favorite wine region, is southwest of Barcelona. Ferrer Bobet sits on a…
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Petsolt, it’s a Catalan Name?
Well, this ended up being disappointing. When Cameron and I were in Austin, we visited Haute for facials. We know Haute from their location in Casa…
Ninety-Four Cents on Gellért Hill
A Budapest memory, 1995 and 2026 When I backpacked around Europe after college, I remember Budapest being one of my favorite cities. And the centerpiece of…
Eighteen happened fast! (an F1 celebration)
Cameron is an adult. Crazy. To celebrate his birthday, we gave him a poster of his gift. Free race jersey (Gasly the assumption of course), but…
World Cup Fever
Vamos España! We're Socis and Culers and love Barça. And this year, the Spanish national team ("La Roja") was HEAVY Catalunya, and had eight players from…
Lilly Graduated! Then We Drove Around Ireland.
Lilly conquered Northeastern University London! That was the reason for the trip and the part worth leading with. We are enormously proud of her. Everything after…
Scenes from Serbia
Cam was in London visiting Lilly, so Kate and I did what we do when we suddenly have a clear calendar and no one to answer…
LaLiga Baby!
While celebrating Barça deservedly winning LaLiga, we decided to add a new page to our site. You see… We're Socis. We have season tickets to the…
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