Yes That Is A Wad of Money in My Pocket

It rained this morning in Buenos Aires. It wasn’t the sort of light drizzle that you sometimes see that comes and goes. This was a drenching rain that occasionally slows down to a steady drizzle but never seems to truly stop. It’s the type of rain that finds a way to penetrate through a “waterproof” […]

I Eat My Way Into Argentina

Cell service when traveling now feels essential. Rather than pay my carrier at homes, I got an e-SIM before this trip that is supposed to work internationally. Sadly, when I connect to the service it does almost nothing, so I had to turn on my US eSIM. If that’s the worst thing that happens this […]

An Unexpected Routing

I stood on the curb outside of the airport trying to figure out the Uber map. I wanted to be sure the driver would be able to pick me up, as many airports have dedicated zones. The map said something about meeting the driver in the parking area, but I just saw a big road […]

The Devil Went Down to Norway

Walking idly through the Norsk Folkemuseum I paused in front of a small unremarkable farmhouse standing in a quiet green glade, set well back from the walking path. I thought I heard the faint sound of music playing. When I came to the Norsk Folkesmuseum this afternoon I found it to be a lot like […]

It’s Pronounced Munch, Not Munch

They have a museum dedicated to the man. Edvard Munch has such an outsized influence as an artist here that they have a museum entirely built around his works. And it boggles the mind. I had thought that the collection in Bergen was impressive, but that collection is relatively insignificant in comparison. It is almost […]

A Day On A Train

The couple sitting across from me on the Flåmsbana was from Minnesota, and the wife was of Norwegian descent. It took almost all of my willpower to not make a reference to Rose Nylund. They wore broad cheerful smiles and spoke excitedly of the things they had seen during their time here, including a visit […]