europetravel36 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
australiaoceaniatravel65 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
europetravel57 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
travel15 views1 minute read Do I look crazy enough to go to Antarctica? I mean, willingly?Peter Crosby06/14/2014 What do I do look like, a crazy person? Yeah, that’s not happening. Ever. Forget about it. View Post
europenorth americasitesouth americatravel49 views7 minute read Quito Ecuador: The world’s second-highest capital city (and not because they legalized drugs).Peter Crosby06/11/2012 Though merely the second capital of the Inca Empire, Quito was, and still is, first in “cities surrounded on all sides by active volcanoes.” View Post
south americatravel74 views4 minute read Urubamba Valley, Peru: aka “Yucay Valley,” aka “Sacred Valley,” aka “Holy Crap! Valley.”Peter Crosby06/07/2012 We had to get there from Cusco by traversing Urubamba Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas. View Post
blog28 views4 minute read Tales of holiday travel suckiness, courtesy of American Airlines.Peter Crosby01/03/2008 I hate to say that American Airlines sucks as an airline, but the truth is that American Airlines sucks as an airline. View Post
caribbeannorth americatravel60 views11 minute read San Juan, Puerto Rico: Where so many speak Spanish, you think you’re in California.Peter Crosby05/11/2007 We spent a week in the not-so-exotic — but still technically foreign — Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. View Post
europetravel49 views4 minute read The Greek island of Crete is as popular with tourists today as it once was with foreign occupiers.Peter Crosby07/04/2006 People liked Crete so much, they never wanted to leave, inspiring entire countries to try and do the same thing. View Post
blog30 views1 minute read First-ever SJ Grand PrixPeter Crosby08/23/2005 My friend and I attended the first ever San Jose Grand Prix this past Sunday. Psyched up for this inaugural event, the General Admission crowd was ripe for racing. And,… View Post
asiatravel54 views16 minute read Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.Peter Crosby04/22/2005 I had no idea how many Chinese you could fit in one city. (Hint: a lot.) View Post
asiatravel50 views9 minute read Singapore: It’s like Miami only with a lot more Asians.Peter Crosby10/16/2004 When we said we were going to Singapore, the reaction was unanimous: “Why?” Here’s why. View Post