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The Lowdown on Barcelona, Spain

November 25th, 2005

Barcelona, General Info, Living Abroad

Mailing Stuff Home, or Giving a Gift to the Family of Don Correo?

The Spanish post office is a pack of thieves. There, I've said it...

The Lowdown on Krakow, Poland

April 10th, 2006

Krakow, General Info

Hello Krakow.

Krakow is a great city to live in...

July 12th, 2005

Krakow, Entertainment, Music and Clubs

Live Jazz at Klub RE:

If you're looking for live music, check out RE:, a typical piwnica (basement bar) in the Stare Miasto...

July 12th, 2005

Krakow, Entertainment, Music and Clubs

Jazz at Alchemia

Alchemia in the Plac Nowy in the Kasimierz is the biggest (read: most expensive) place to go for jazz, but they do get some good shows. Jazz, in fact, is everywhere...

July 12th, 2005

Krakow, Entertainment, Music and Clubs

Lubu Dubu. The 80's are Alive

Lubu Dubu is an 80's bar extraordinaire, a bombed-out moody, time capsule of a dive that looks like it had been snowed under, completely intact, in 1983 and unearthed a few years ago for a grand reope..

July 10th, 2005

Krakow, Food and Drink

More Than One Way to Skin a Potato.

The best thing about eating out in Krakow is that you don't ever have to feel like there are restaurants that are out of your price range...

July 10th, 2005

Krakow, Entertainment, Food and Drink, Music and Clubs

Happy Hour All Night Long. The Krakow Bar Scene.

Krakow nightlife is abundant but falls into a few main categories...

July 10th, 2005

Krakow, Buying Stuff, General Info

To Market We Go.

There's a wicked Sunday market at Hala Targowa, where you can buy all manner of Communist regalia as well as antiques and books and bootleg DVDs and magazines and just about anything else that you cou..

July 10th, 2005

Krakow, Sports, Traveling

Take to the Hills! The Tatra Mountains

The splendor and the fresh air of the Tatra Mountains are only a 2-hour bus ride away in Zakopane...

The Lowdown on Lima, Peru

June 28th, 2006

Lima, General Info, Getting Around, Health and Safety, Secret Stuff

Words to the Wise - Some Things the Other Guides Won't Tell You...

1. Don't lose the very loseable slip of paper they give you and put into your passport when you enter the country, or you'll be charged $4 for it on the way out...

June 28th, 2006

Lima, Culture, Traveling

A Visit To Pachacamac

While the ruins at Pachacamac are technically the closest site of size near the Lima area, that doesn't necessarily mean they are worth the trip...

June 27th, 2006

Lima, Before You Go, Buying Stuff, General Info, Where to Stay

Lima: Don't Just Use It As A Plane Stop On The Way To Cusco.

Lima has a lot more character than many people and most guidebooks give it credit for...

June 27th, 2006

Lima, Culture

Souvenirs, Anyone?

Most people spend their time and money at the artesan markets in Cusco, but a fact the people there won't tell you is that things can be had for 10-20% less at very similar markets in Lima...

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