The Culinary Tales: Prologue
My mid-life crisis came early. I was supposed to be a journalist. I ended up building Websites instead. Not that it was a bum trade,…
Buttons and Bows’ London Adventures
November 30, 2007 Here I am again, back in London after a year and a half hiatus. It’s not that I’ve tired of it (Samuel Johnson…
Bonjour from Rambouillet
MAY 9, 2006 I miss London already. France has been swell so far, though it was cold and rainy today. The French keyboards have proven slightly…
England 2006
MAY 6, 2006 Cooped up in a basement-level Internet cafe wasn’t how I wanted to spend my last afternoon in London. But alas, after three brilliant…
Budapest 2004
September 24, 2004 Call off the search dogs, I’m home safe and sound. I’m happy to report that GoulashFest 2004 was quite a delightful odyssey. Since you…
Prague, Bratislava ’04
September 18, 2004 Greetings from Bratislava, Slovakia! Where I feel as if I stepped back in time to ye olden days of Communism and suppression of Western…
Maui 2002
Today: the Road to Hana, a day-long journey to the other side of the island on a two-lane highway dotted with interesting stops along the way.…
Notes from a Small Island
NOVEMBER 22, 2001 Arrived in London around 2-ish to find it as expected: cold and cloudy. But I felt an electric rush as I stepped out…
Stranded in Taiwan
December 15, 2000 At this very minute (9:05 pm L.A. time, Friday) I am stuck in Taiwan. I’m on my way to the Philippines, but due to…