I spent the last month on vacation in Europe. Don’t judge me. London, Barcelona, Rome, Paris. And many sites in between. Each location had a few things in common: 1) amazing architecture 2) incredible history 3) selfie sticks 4) Chinese tourists At first, the waves of Chinese tour groups bugged the hell out of me. How could you enjoy the… Read more →
I celebrated Bastille day, yesterday. But apparently the French don’t refer to it as Bastille day, they call it La Fête Nationale. Which means National Celebration. Which, really, means they could be celebrating anything. But it happens on July the 14th because that’s when the storming of the Bastille happened a little ways back in 1789. And, given that I… Read more →