Month: February 2022

Simply Ingenious

Simply Ingenious

The more remote the area one travels, the simpler and often quite resourceful the solutions to everyday necessities that local people come up which seem to be. On the island of Lembata in southeastern Indonesia, I found improvised gas stations of a very particular nature. …

Solotapas

Solotapas

Going to a tapas bar at lunchtime in the Andalusian city of Granada is a beloved social activity. People meet with work colleagues, fellow students or friends to enjoy a few caƱas (small beers) along with the small complimentary snacks during the warmest part of …

Pure Argentina

Pure Argentina

It was the first almost-seven-thousander I had seen in my life. Cerro Aconcagua is the highest mountain on earth outside of Asia, and I thought it kind of showed. As I approached the gigantic mountain massif, I heard from various travelers that the landscape had …