Few things are as alluring as a French girl’s accent when speaking English. (Likewise, it’s hard to imagine an unpopular French girl in America.) I have a friend in France named Carine Veugeois, and the two or three times we … Continue reading
Tag Archives: food
I was surprised to discover that New York isn’t expensive—for food. Even in Manhattan it isn’t hard to find big pizza slices for a dollar, or dollar cups of coffee. Of course, you can easily pay through the roof, but … Continue reading
I’m trying to do India cheaply even though it’s a country that begs to be splurged upon for both mental and physical health reasons, so I rarely eat meat. It’s all for the better. I am losing weight day by … Continue reading
In Mumbai (formerly Bombay) I didn’t have my camera ready when I passed by the building with the giant sign: BUDGET TEST TUBE BABY CENTER, much to my deep, deep regret. Big fan of Air Arabia, but their cynical anti-water … Continue reading
Like Ethiopia, I have semi-lame excuses why this isn’t as comprehensive as it should be. In this case, I have only been to a few parts of the country, and now I am leaving soon. I’m leaving soon! Air Arabia … Continue reading
When I lived in San Francisco and Los Angeles, if anyone visited me I took them to eat the most exotic food I could think of: Ethiopian food. It always blew them away and why wouldn’t it? What is more … Continue reading
I picked the wrong side of the plane for the window seat. Is there a website that tells people on which side of the plane to sit for the best views? If sleepinginairports.net exists, why not whichsideoftheplane.com? Yes, it’s another—ANOTHER!—free … Continue reading
It’s the early afternoon. I’m in a stationery store. I ask the woman what time it is. She says, “8:30.” It’s not 8:30. It’s the early afternoon. I must have misheard her. I ask again. “8:30,” she says. I look … Continue reading
For some reason the same travelers that are staying at the cheapest hotels also like to splurge and rent cars or rent cars with drivers or get airport pickups which are all an unnecessary waste of money in Syria—or so … Continue reading
I like being back at Al Haramain hostel in Damascus, great people here, but adjacent to the common area is a bathroom with a gap at the top for ventilation, meaning excellent acoustics, meaning I can hear everything going on … Continue reading
