↑
Skip to content
CrosbyReport logo

CrosbyReport™

Unsolicited opinions about unfamiliar places.

  • New here?
    • What’s a CrosbyReport?
    • FAQs
    • About the author
    • Contact me
  • Destinations
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • South America
    • Oceania
  • Newsletters
  • Blog
  • Books

Tag: europe

The Douro Valley is Portugal’s less snooty version of Napa.
reporttravel

The Douro Valley is Portugal’s less snooty version of Napa.

03/08/202006/30/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

The dress code here is basically, “Just wear pants.”

read more >
No city crams in more Europe per square inch than Porto, Portugal.
reporttravel

No city crams in more Europe per square inch than Porto, Portugal.

03/06/202012/03/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

Experience Europe in its most concentrated form.

read more >
You don’t have to be royalty to enjoy the Portuguese Riviera, but it helps.
travel

You don’t have to be royalty to enjoy the Portuguese Riviera, but it helps.

03/06/202008/14/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

Ask about our “Exiled Royal Family” discount—heirs to the throne eat free!

read more >
Belém District: Where Lisbonians go when they want to GTFO of Lisbon.
reporttravel

Belém District: Where Lisbonians go when they want to GTFO of Lisbon.

03/04/202011/03/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

The Belém District is about as far away as you can go without leaving Lisbon.

read more >
Lisbon is the city San Francisco could’ve been if the Internet hadn’t totally effed it up.
reporttravel

Lisbon is the city San Francisco could’ve been if the Internet hadn’t totally effed it up.

03/03/202003/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Do you long for the old San Francisco? Well, let me tell you about Lisbon, Portugal.

read more >
Amsterdam is the (Nether)land of pot, prostitution, and polders.
travel

Amsterdam is the (Nether)land of pot, prostitution, and polders.

10/10/201704/19/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Amsterdam wasn’t always a haven for patchouli-wearing, pot-smoking perverts. For a long time, the place was just a big-ass swamp.

read more >
Barcelona Spain reminds me of San Diego, only with arts and culture.
travel

Barcelona Spain reminds me of San Diego, only with arts and culture.

05/22/201511/02/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

Like hot, dry weather, and tiny plates of ham? Then you’ll love Barcelona.

read more >
Seville Spain was built on stolen gold and, from the looks of the place, a shipload of it.
travel

Seville Spain was built on stolen gold and, from the looks of the place, a shipload of it.

05/15/201503/01/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Seville was a dumping ground for all the gold Conquistadors pillaged from Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, and anyone else in South America who wasn’t Catholic.

read more >
Afraid of heights? Ronda Spain will give you lots to talk about with your therapist.
travel

Afraid of heights? Ronda Spain will give you lots to talk about with your therapist.

05/14/201501/31/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Do you get nervous on elevators and balconies? Then you’re not going to love Ronda Spain.

read more >

Posts navigation

Older posts

Travel Reports

  • Bora Bora is the world’s leading producer of aqua and teal.
    04/06/2017
  • The Douro Valley is Portugal’s less snooty version of Napa.
    03/08/2020
  • 3 sights in Oaxaca Mexico that almost make up for it not being on a beach.
    12/19/2017
  • Belém District: Where Lisbonians go when they want to GTFO of Lisbon.
    03/04/2020
  • San Antonio, Texas: A “river walks” through it. (Get it?)
    02/18/2010
  • Santorini is so stunningly beautiful, it makes Crete look like garbage.
    07/06/2006
  • No city crams in more Europe per square inch than Porto, Portugal.
    03/06/2020
  • Gilroy, California: The garlic capital and most vampire-free city in America.
    09/05/1998
  • Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.
    04/22/2005
QUICK LINKS

Austria | Australia | Belize | Canada | Caribbean | China | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Egypt | England | France | Germany | Hungary | Ireland | Japan | Korea | Malaysia | Mexico | Morocco | Netherlands | Peru | Polynesia | Portugal | Scotland | Singapore | Spain | Thailand | United States

(CC)OPYRIGHT

The CrosbyReport by Peter Crosby is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

SUPPORT MY STUPIDITY
  • Do you cheat on your spouse a lot? Save 30% off your first purchase of farm-direct flowers from The Bouqs.
  • Got a deviant fetish or weird hobby? Build a website on Dreamhost (they’ve been hosting this site since 2005).
  • Help your home achieve sentience. Get robot vacs, security cams, doorbells, and other affordable Eufy products.
  • Afraid of losing your porn collection? Encrypt and back-up your perverted filth to the cloud with Backblaze.
  • Is the nudity on HBO all blurry? Update the prescription lenses in frames you already have with Lensabl.
  • Get cellular from the lesser of 3 evils. At least, T-Mobile isn’t actively trying to screw over its own customers.
  • Sliding into crippling credit card debt? Get 1.5% cash back on everything with CapitalOne—no annual fees.
  • Bugs and weeds effing up your lawn? Slaughter their entire bloodline without toxic chemicals using Sunday.