This is quite a project Kate took on last Christmas! Wow. You can read all about it here. Have there been any missed citas? Not really. Maybe a few that were a bit more impromptu and didn’t make the notebook. And many that happened along the way on adventures outside of Barcelona. A sundowner in […]
After an epic safari, we weren’t quite ready to say goodbye to Africa—so we didn’t. We headed back to Tanzania and on to Zanzibar, where more family joined us from Barcelona for a Christmas on the beach. Sandy feet, salty hair, games, lots of laughs, and the perfect shift from game drives to slow, dreamy, […]
Tanzania & Kenya: Even When You Know Africa, She Still Surprises You Between Kate, Lilly, Cameron, and me, Africa has been a recurring chapter in our family story the past few years—different countries, different camps, different eras of wide-eyed wonder. But December in Tanzania and Kenya was something entirely new: it was my sister’s first […]
Beyond the other trips, summer and fall were busy. We made it to London a couple of times to see Lilly and catch a Vikings victory, and had visits from both friends and family. We had an amazing Thanksgiving, and were just exploring.
Not that long ago, Poblenou had almost no decent coffee spots. But that’s changed. With the startups came the coffee shops. Now it is common to trip over three or four on a single block — all local, all unique, all worth trying. So we did the only reasonable thing: made a day of it. […]
This post is a bit for me, actually. This city immerses you in art, and I’m always curious to learn more. So I did a little research project to highlight some of the main influential artists who were touched by Barcelona. Then I realized it might be a good read for friends and family visiting […]
For fun, I packed a portable camera and set it to black and white. This turned out to be a perfect way to see Poland—timeless streets, heavy history, and everyday life all seemed to belong together.
An August getaway to Poland to (try to) escape the heat turned into a wonderful patchwork of family history, sightseeing, card games, and at least one questionable negotiation strategy. In Ĺ»ywiec, we found the church where my great-grandfather was (we think) baptized, and managed to make the priest laugh with our clumsy Google Translate retelling. […]
A little Baltic getaway for Kate and me while Cameron was off visiting Lilly in LA. Stops in Riga, Tallinn, and Pärnu—some great meals and cocktails, some medieval streets, some sandy hikes, and more than one topiary elephant. Both Latvia and Estonia were beautiful and deserve a visit.
A fourth of July party at Can Petsolt—grill fired up & friends packed in for a little Americana.