Fini described Napoli as a city that is filthy and adorable. She loves the place, and that is largely why I included it in my itinerary.
And now I see why. It is filthy. The city is charming in its dilapidation the way Hyderabad and many another Indian city is (and many others across the un- […]
From Florence I took the train to Rome. Once there I unpacked my stuff in the hotel and realized I left my camera charger and spare battery in the youth hostel in Florence. So I took a train back to Florence and picked it up from the hostel, and returned to Rome reminded that I […]
When I was trying to map out my vacation in Italy a lot of people told me to go to Florence. Pretty classy town with lots of history. I suppose that can be said of just about any place in Italy (well, the history part, that is,) but after seeing a few other cities I […]
I endured quite some difficulty getting to Edinburgh, owing mostly to my own disregard for keeping time. This caused me to spend one fewer nights in this city than I would have liked.
If there ever was a reason for creating that panoramic photo-stitching feature in digital cameras, Edinburgh is that reason. Lovely views from Edinburgh […]
I saw the video for “Poster of a Girl” during my three-week stay in Toronto. Metric was getting quite some play on Much Music. I liked the song, so I was definitely interested when I found they’d be playing at a nice small venue like The Atomic Cafe.
The Rogers Sisters opened. Brooklyn-based garage rock. I […]