13 things to do in Hanoi, Vietnam 1. The Night Market in Old Town This night market, aka the Weekend Market, is located along Pho Hang...

NorCal Japanese food Sushi-sho You might be surprised that our number 1 choice for sushi omakase (set meal) is located in El Cerrito,...

Running in Copenhagen Although I didn’t realize it at the time, we booked our AirBnb apartment right next to probably one of the best...

5 Things to do: Brussels 1. Horta Museum This Horta Museum is a lovely art nouveau example from the turn of the century by major...

Running in Brussels On my most recent visit to Brussels, I stayed in the European quarter, which contains the European Commission...

Netherlands Amsterdam: 8 Things to Do Amsterdam: Food The Amsterdam flag (above) has three X’s. Our tourboat guide said it is to...

Amsterdam: Food Stroopwafel and Beer There are stroopwafel everywhere. We never found one we liked better than those at Trader Joe’s back...

Amsterdam: 8 Things to Do 1. Rijksmuseum This is a wonderful, well-curated museum with information in Dutch and English. Placards offer...

Cordoba Cordoba is a short, 45 minute train ride from the Seville Santa Justa station. We went on a day trip there having made...

Running in Madrid Like an iPhone, only for running There are two places I found to run while in Madrid, both slightly outside El Centro...

Seville: 8 places to Visit Nuns with Sweets . . .and sometimes other stuff for sale. Choices we recommend buying are marked with * Hours...

Madrid: Food and Restaurants Our approach to Madrid food was highly affected by a few things: We had already been in Seville 10 days,...

Madrid: Passover Are you looking for a Seder in Madrid? (or Shabbat?) Here’s what we found and our recommendations. Registration in...

Madrid: 10 Things to Do 1. Archeology museum (Museo Archeologico Nacional) This is a beautiful museum with good detail in English and...

Basics in Spain such as getting around, phone cards, eating times, pharmacies Seville Things to Do Food and Restaurants Nuns with Sweets...

Running in Sevilla Sevilla (Seville) is a pretty flat city. The Guadalquivir river flows through the city and kind of folds over itself...

Seville: 5 Things About Food The Lowdown on What You Will Find 1. Tapas You can seek out the highest-rated tapas restaurants, or you can...

Seville: 10 Things to Do The city is full of orange trees and quaint cobbled streets. We visited the week before Semana Santa because the...

Israel General information, logistics, and safety Did you feel safe in Israel? Why YES! The media focuses only on the negative,...

Running in Haifa Haifa running was hard, not because of the hills but because there weren’t good paths near where we stayed. On my first...