A few months ago I came up with this awesome idea that I would ride my bike around Spain. I like riding bikes. So I bought a bike. Then I bought a train ticket with a bike reservation. Then I bought a helmet and rode my bike around Madrid. Then I bought a patch kit […]
Category: Travel
Rome: 7 things to do that don’t require waiting in line
I visited Rome for the first time in December 2011. It was also my first visit to a big-European-top-ten-tourist-must-see-before-you-die kind of city. (I know, I live in Madrid, but I wouldn’t put Madrid up there with London, Paris, and Rome in terms of tourism.) Prior to Rome I’d traveled in South and Central America, Spain, […]
Street art: Lavapiés
I live in Lavapiés. It’s a neighborhood on the south side of Madrid. Historically it has been a neighborhood of gypsies. More recently it has become neighborhood of immigrants and hipsters (funny how those things tend to go together). And it has some awesome street art. Here are some of my finds. Calle Embajadores. Glorieta […]
That one time I got kinda drunk, fell asleep, and woke up on the moon
Thursday night we had some friends over to the piso. We celebrated a birthday with some food and drink, as is customary. Eleven PM turned into four AM, as is also customary. And I realized it was time for me to get to the airport. So I finished off my glass of wine and I […]
Survival tactics: how to spend the night at the airport (specifically the DFW airport)
I’ve gotten pretty close to spending the night in airports, and bus stations for that matter. But a few weeks ago it actually happened. I was trying to catch a standby flight from the Dallas Fort Worth airport to Kansas City. Everything was booked, booked, and overbooked. Earliest morning flight: 7AM. By the time I […]
Life is like a road trip
A few weeks ago a few friends and I took a road trip. Without a road map. This was partly because of lack of planning and partly because of stinginess. You probably think this is some story about how our trip was a disaster and maps are important, and you should take them with you. […]
The Bronx of Madrid
There is this little cafe/bar that I go to on Tuesdays and Thursdays in between school and private lessons to get lunch. The owner, a women in her late thirties perhaps, is usually there, as well as a younger guy, Fran(cisco), who works behind the bar and likes Western movies hence the fact that that […]
The Reina Sofia: a good place to spend the night?
I have mixed feelings about museums. I love the concept of public knowledge and art. Brilliant. But sometimes the environment is a bit stifling (read: museums are boring. also. awkward). Everyone moves slowly. Talks quietly. Thinks intellectual thoughts. Oh yes, I enjoy the intellectual stimulation of a world famous Velazquez painting… I also enjoying wondering […]
Anne Foster 