palermo soho

Nobody loves a hotel more than I do and nothing makes me happier than being greeted with a “welcome home Mrs. Vogel” from one of my favorite establishments. But lately I’ve been coming around to the whole airbnb/VRBO thing. It…

moo….

I have eaten more beef in the last four weeks than in the last four years… But, when in Rome. Or actually when in Argentina. Everyone in this country seems to eat beef. About 135 pounds a year. Each. “If…

cartagena

  In preparation for Cartagena Hunter and I dutifully watched Romancing the Stone, completely ignoring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, determined to be familiar with the city before we arrived. Total waste of time, the movie was actually shot in…

pablo and medellin

Colombia? Hmmmm!?!? Medellin? Are you f**kin' crazy?!?! Such was the reaction when Hunter shared his reading week plans with his friends. Medellin was, for a time, the most dangerous city in the world thanks largely to one man…. Pablo Escobar.…