In a packed diner in Madrid, I sat at the counter for weekend brunch, secretly grateful for the small-talk I knew I’d get with the barkeep as I nibbled my tasty eats. As inevitably happens, he [...]

It’s sunny, nearly 20 degrees. It’s a cloudless day and I’m hiding under what I call The Broccoli Trees. They’re the “stone pine,” and look like a single stalk of broccoli. They were everywhere [...]

I've been having a lot of emotional ups and downs lately due to money, weather, realities, and it's given me a lot to think about. Do I want to continue this life? You're bloody right I do. [...]