Another look at Pixo
Jury, a reader from Germany, sent us a great picture of an interesting building we’d seen in Porto, reminding us that Pixo is not dead!
Mike
Three travel books you might have missed
It’s about more than just the destination I have learned that there are two types of travel books. Both are useful in their own way. The first type are travel …
Tasting Morocco
We’re wrapping up our series on Morocco with some notes about the delicious and unique Moroccan food we had during our visit.
Impressions of Morocco
Our trip to Morocco what unexpectedly cut short, but we still were able to visit several fascinating cities. Here’s some of what we saw.
Visiting the Hassan II mosque
During a day tour in Casablanca, we were privileged to tour the Hassan II mosque, one of the few that non-Muslims can enter.
An unplanned lunch at Coyo Taco
We started out to have lunch at a quiosque, but found it was closed. Good fortune led us to Coyo Taco, where we had a delightful meal.
What’s up with olive oil?
We dig into the reasons behind the rising price of olive oil and discover there’s a lot more at stake.
The Vasa – A doomed ship lives on
We visited the Vasa Museum and marveled at the story of this magnificent 17th century ship and the ongoing effort to preserve it.
Day 2 in Stockholm – History comes alive
On our second day in Stockholm we visited the Skansen open-air museum and got a glimpse into Swedish history.
