europetravel91 views6 minute read The Douro Valley is Portugal’s less snooty version of Napa.Peter Crosby03/08/2020 The dress code here is basically, “Just wear pants.” View Post
europetravel32 views11 minute read Budapest Hungary: The place to party in 2896 (mark your calendar now).Peter Crosby08/18/2014 When a nation spends almost its entire GNP on a single soiree, you really want to get on that invitation list. View Post
south americatravel47 views4 minute read Hot and dry like LA, Lima Peru even has its clean, breathable air.Peter Crosby06/04/2012 Lima is an amazing, chaotic city with a rich and tragic heritage that I’d highly recommend visiting. View Post
africatravel48 views20 minute read Egypt Africa: The world’s most ancient civilization (and it has the dust to prove it).Peter Crosby12/23/2010 Some of the earliest developments in writing, agriculture, and government happened here first. Why? Aliens, duh. View Post
blog200 views2 minute read Freddie Hubbard dies, leaves jazz world stuck with [shudder] Wynton Marsalis.Peter Crosby12/31/2008 On December 29th, 2008, Freddie Hubbard, one of the last great jazz trumpet players, died after a heart attack at age 70. It was a great loss to his family,… View Post
europetravel48 views1 minute read Paris France reconsidered (albeit briefly).Peter Crosby12/20/2005 We gave Paris another chance to not suck, and it didn’t at all. View Post
caribbeantravel37 views6 minute read Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles: It’s French. No, it’s Dutch. No, French…Peter Crosby10/23/2003 It’s Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles on one side, and Saint Martin, French West Indies on the other. Weird, right? View Post
europetravel74 views10 minute read Paris France: The city of lights and total jerks.Peter Crosby05/16/2003 Our first introduction to France lived up to all the horrible stereotypes we’d heard about Parisians. View Post
europetravel43 views5 minute read Florence Italy: You say “Florence,” I say “Firenze.” And I’d be right.Peter Crosby05/16/2003 We took a train to Florence, Italy. View Post
europetravel43 views1 minute read Italy, France, and Britain: Our glamorous, 3-week European vacation.Peter Crosby05/14/2003 We wanted to see the Old World before it gets too old and flabby. View Post