newsletters19 views1 minute read Twice, I’ve been tricked by trees.Peter Crosby04/01/2024 Self-proclaimed freezing-phobe, Peter Crosby, knows exactly who’s undermining his frond-based living credo. View Post
europetravel100 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
europetravel53 views7 minute read No city crams in more Europe per square inch than Porto Portugal.Peter Crosby03/06/2020 Experience Europe in its most concentrated form. View Post
europetravel85 views13 minute read Lisbon is the city San Francisco could’ve been if the Internet hadn’t totally effed it up.Peter Crosby03/03/2020 Do you long for the old San Francisco? Well, friend, let me tell you about Lisbon, Portugal. View Post
north americatravel55 views7 minute read Steep Ravine cabins: Tired of hotels with electricity, heat, and indoor plumbing?Peter Crosby03/07/2019 Let me tell you about Mount Tamalpais State Park in Marin County, California. View Post
europetravel33 views12 minute read Amsterdam is the (Nether)land of pot, prostitution, and polders.Peter Crosby10/10/2017 Amsterdam wasn’t always a haven for patchouli-wearing, pot-smoking perverts. For a long time, the place was just a big-ass swamp. View Post
australiaoceaniatravel59 views11 minute read Melbourne is the most livable city in Australia’s otherwise sweltering hellscape.Peter Crosby11/22/2016 Compared to Australia’s other major cities, Melbourne is a breath of fresh, and freezing Arctic air. View Post
north americatravel42 views5 minute read Guerneville, CA: Get away from everything (including cell coverage).Peter Crosby08/15/2015 Not every vacation we plan is to an exotic destination. Sometimes, we just want to go someplace close and quiet. View Post
europetravel56 views12 minute read Of Spain’s many exceptional towns and cities, Madrid is the most tragically ordinary.Peter Crosby05/10/2015 In any other country, Madrid would be a must-see city. But in Spain, it’s just a meh one. View Post
north americatravel90 views10 minute read Seattle: It’s not always rainy, miserable, and bleak (or so they tell me).Peter Crosby05/02/2015 Seattle is famous for its horrible weather, so it’s no surprise that I don’t live there and never will. View Post
blog244 views6 minute read The best damn driving tour of San Francisco as far as you know.Peter Crosby01/15/2015 3 shares 0 3 0 0 Never been to San Francisco before? Then you need my Best Damn Driving Tour of San Francisco. View Post
north americatravel30 views9 minute read Napa Valley: Where classy people overpay to get plastered.Peter Crosby12/10/2014 The Napa Valley is full of beautiful places to get stinking drunk. View Post