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 