Lately, I’ve been helping a lot of friends with their itinerary planning for trips to Europe this summer. It’s fun, and I enjoy doing it. There’s one recommendation, though, that never really seems to take off: Include time at the beach. Admittedly, it’s a hard sell for those of us who don’t have a year [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Spain'
Five Reasons to Include a Beach Day on Your Next Euro Trip (Like You Need Them)
June 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, Recommended sights, The point of travel
Tags:Basque Region·beaches·Biarritz·cultural exchange·France·Holland·Paris·Spain
Spiders, Basque, Kindness, and Cruelty
June 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, Recommended sights, Urban archipelagos
Louise Bourgeois died on Monday. That’s her giant spider sculpture pictured above, part of her Maman (a.k.a. “mama”) series. I liked how ominous it looked against the sunset in Bilbao. In honor of a woman who became famous as an artist late in life, this post is all about making sure you get what you [...]
April Reading List
March 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Celeb spotting, Reading List
While it would be better to be out traveling, unless you’re Andy Jarosz, you might be at home, like me, dreaming about your next trip. I get my at-home travel fix with the one thing I don’t want to lug around in my carry-on: Books! Here are the four I’ll be reading this month. Pagan [...]
Tags:Japan·Kate Moss·London·Madonna·New York City·Paris·Peggy Guggenheim·Spain