Posts from the ‘Wisdom’ category

Lèche-vitrines

Translated to English, lèche-vitrines literally means lick the windows. This is the French phrase for window shopping (sometimes the French can be so brilliant I could…






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Lessons in customer service

Argentina is known for its beautiful people and delicious steaks.  Thailand is known for it’s pristine beaches and top-notch customer service.  Thailand and steaks don’t fit.…






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Quality, not quantity

The older we get, the more we need the people we knew when we were young. It’s 2:30 AM and we’ve just finished with the dishes…






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Pesadillas

Nightmares. I’ve been having a bunch of them lately. In all sorts of forms and sizes. I remember killing someone slowly with a bread knife in…






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I am a hermit crab

… for here is Felipe’s traveling gift, his superpower, the secret weapon that renders him peerless: He can create a familiar habitat of reassuringly boring everyday…






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Simpler times

On Sunday afternoon, we decided to walk over to the Hippodromo Palermo to watch some horse racing.  Gambling on an Easter Sunday wasn’t exactly part of…






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Fantasy travel trips that you can do now

If you haven’t already read The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris, I highly recommend you do.  Though parts of it can sound unrealistic at times, it will change…






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Live in London once and leave before it makes you hard

A few nights ago over dinner, the Boy and I were talking about cities and their personalities. Places are like people. They have their own quirks,…






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