Tradition, tradition! – Fiddler on the Roof Robie and I don’t have many traditions. We don’t have annual Christmas rituals (though we do have a handful of must-watch Christmas movies that include Die Hard, A Charlie Brown Christmas and Trading Places). We don’t cook a roast lamb recipe passed down through generations at Easter. … More For us Friday night means only one thing
Liverpool is home to one of the most famous bands ever. During our stay Reid and I had the opportunity to visit many places attributed to the Beatles. Two dedicated museums, each of the Fab Four’s childhood homes, and a few locations they made famous in song. This gallery is only a small portion of … More Liverpool Beatles Gallery
I got nowhere else to go! – An Officer and a Gentleman When people asked, “Why Liverpool?” I couldn’t help conjuring Richard Gere’s soulful cry in the pouring rain when he refused to drop out of officer candidate school. While Robie tried to explain the choice in terms of language (English predominantly spoken), size (a … More Never say never: When we didn’t plan to go to Liverpool
So how as a nation can we sit around and eat Mexican food and drink beer and make friends? That’s the question. If we can do that on a broader scale, I think we’ll come out of it all right. – Supreme Court Judge Sandra Day O’Connor Interior décor at Los Magueys in Inverness, FL … More One Bite riff II: A tour of Mexican restaurants across the American South, con’t.
Mexican [food] is perhaps the most misunderstood cuisine on Earth. – Anthony Bourdain Spinach quesadillas at Manny’s Uptown Beef fajita nachos at Mi Cocina [Warning: this post may induce cravings for Mexican food and/or TexMex.] After cheese, Robie and I believe Mexican cuisine and TexMex are the two most important food groups on the pyramid. … More One Bite riff: A tour of Mexican restaurants across the American South
What do I do here I don’t know I just wanna walk straight ahead – Schengen Shuffle by Hét Hat Club Being homeless wasn’t going to be easy. Picking up and moving every ninety days sounded like fun. But would it be? Really? Especially since Robie and I couldn’t amble about Europe on a leisurely … More Why we can’t stay in one place (or doing the Schengen Shuffle)
Sometimes miracles come in pairs – Author Unknown If Spain holds a special place in my heart, Mexico has captured my soul. I’ve crossed Mexico’s borders more than any other nation except my own, studied the country’s culture, language and history, worked for Mexican hotels and even briefly called the place home. But I … More My lifelong love affair with Mexico
San Sebastian is what Walt Disney might have created if he’d been God instead of an ambitious American. – Let’s Go: Spain, Portugal and Morocco 1988 The nightmares started soon after Robie booked our flight to Spain. In the dream I’m bundled in a wool coat trudging down a busy sidewalk desperate to reach … More Looking for a place to call home in Green Spain
Livin’ la Vida Loca – Ricky Martin Robie and I sat in the longest line of traffic either of us had ever seen. Behind the line of cars, we lingered at a standstill and kept time by the dozen or so vehicles that flew at us every 12-15 minutes. But on our side of the … More When the only lifeline is a two-lane highway
It goes without saying that [traveling] anywhere is an adventure. London is as unique to Kansas City as Rome is to Madrid. People in Sydney perceive things differently from the folks in Vienna. What works in Toronto or Frankfurt probably won’t work in Athens. (In fact, it won’t.) – Max Danger, The Adventures of … More Willie Dare, Perpetual Alien
Reid & Robie 