Barcelona, Spain | Photo by Ollie Vasileva, IG: @nu_olka There’s the aroma of jasmine in the air. Mulberries bursting with flavor at the...

Barcelona, Spain | Photo by Ollie Vasileva, IG: @nu_olka Last year, I dropped the blog. I never stopped writing, no I could never do...

The decision to settle, with Kalamata as my home base, has been met with mixed reactions. Some Kalamata locals have voiced disbelief:...

So, Athens! Let me start by saying that Athens--the historic capital of Greece, mentioned in the Bible, the birthplace of many our modern...

Y'all, I have a mini dilemma: what should I write about? My friend, Christi, came to visit me in Kalamata in September (all the way from...

Much is made of the "Greek Summer." Greek Autumn, however, not so much. The transition from blazing summer heat to Autumn feels more like...

Whew! Where to begin?? First, I want to acknowledge that more than a month (although it feels like 6 months for me!) has passed since the...

If one word captures the period from vacation to now it would be, "countdown". Counting down to visiting my friend, Addy, in Rome…to my...

Hello, Friends! I'm a few days late posting, but hey, I've been on summer vacation after all! I'll be back to posting weekly on Fridays...

(A rare moment of clear skies and melanin-producing sun as I lunched in the Plaça de la Concòrdia.) In my imagination, this blog is like...

If I'm being honest, tourism is my least favorite part of travel. When imagining the ideal travel experience, rarely do the famous...

May 11, 2023 - Barcelona, Spain | Writing as calabasa roasts in the oven And we are underway! I arrived to Spain a week ago. Everything...

Gaithersburg, MD - Auntie Em + Uncle O's Kitchen Counter I don't know the exact moment I decided that Spain would be the first country I...