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…
Read articleLessons 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.…
Read articleQuality, 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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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…
Read articleI 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…
Read articleSimpler 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…
Read articleFantasy 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…
Read articleLive 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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