I ventured into Antwerp’s red-light district. It went okay.
(Author’s note: I felt too awkward to take a photo in the red-light district. Bonus points to someone who grabs a selfie with one of the professionals there. [...]
Vucciria: Your Mother’s Nightmare, Your Jersey Shore Cousin’s Dream
What do you get when you cross hundreds of macho tank top guys, disgusting street food, broken glass, and giant speakers? Vucciria. Palermo may be all beautiful cathedrals [...]
The Subtle Snorer
By and large, I’ve had tremendous luck with hostel roommates (most notably in Milan with a trio of British bicyclists who pranced inside, moist and Spandex-ed, and proceeded [...]
I Killed a Chicken with My Own Two Hands, Pt. 1
When I was in kindergarten my class put on a weird musical production of the Yellow Submarine in which we all dressed up as sea [...]
The 8 Types of Guys Who Will Hit on You in Hawaii
In Waikiki, there are more honeymooners than hotel rooms, so love is definitely in the air. And on the beach. And...behind that rustling bush? Gross. [...]
Ritter, Happier, More Productive
Judging from my Twitter feed, most of my friends back home have spent the past month wandering around public parks, dodging real pigeons in search of virtual Pidgeots. [...]
Cow Spleen Just Like Mama Used to Make
“Hmm, a walking tour of Palermo’s street food. That sounds harmless, easy, and delicious,” I thought to myself. Ahh, what a glorious thing, naïveté. I booked the tour. [...]
The Barcelona Dude — A Character Study
The Barcelona Dude is not from Barcelona. He is generally Australian or American or British, in Barcelona for vacation (or — ugh — “on holiday”) and looking to [...]
The Wisdom of the Doner Kebab Goddess
Sevilla is an eating town. Within my first two days, I had eaten in three different ice cream shops (shout out to La Fiorentina for chocolate with chili [...]
The Vietnam Catfish (Pt. 3)
Date Three My third Tinder match claimed to be a 23-year-old environmental studies student and invited me to a bar called the Hanoi Social Club. [...]