Category Archives: Travel

A Walk Down Moody Street OR Fenster Does Dickens

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Head west from Boston five to ten miles and you’ll find yourself in one or another affluent suburb: Newton, Needham, Belmont, Lincoln, Weston, Wellesley, Lexington, Concord or Wayland. Then there’s Waltham. It’s actually a small city sitting more … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Personal reflections, Photography, Travel | Tagged Moody Street, Waltham | 6 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Colonial architecture in Antigua, Guatemala. I was going to recommend the rest of this guy’s set from Antigua, but you’ll probably want to also check out his entire Flickr page.

Posted in Architecture, Photography, Travel | Tagged Antigua, Central America, colonial architecture, Guatemala, Phil Marion | 2 Comments

Mixed Messages

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Yes, I understand that different cultures communicate ideas in ways that sometimes seem strange to us. Particularly when taken out of context. Recently, while traveling in Chile, I stopped at a gas station and saw this ad in … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “Map of the World” by SHAG (aka Josh Agle)

Posted in Art, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged cocktails, SHAG | 2 Comments

Desert Dweller

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Meet Andrew. He spent some years in the desert outside Las Vegas prospecting for gold but now he lives on the Mojave River in the Mojave Desert between Baker (25 miles away, pop. 735) and Barstow (40 miles … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Baker, Barstow, California, gold prospector, Mojave Desert, Mojave River | 5 Comments

Somewhere on the Road to Vegas

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

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Posted in Architecture, Art, Photography, Travel | Tagged California desert, Las Vegas, neon, signage | 8 Comments

“In the White City”

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This oddball meditation on transience is like one of Eric Rohmer’s “season” movies filtered through “Sans Soleil.” The title refers to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. An alluring hodgepodge of a port city, Lisbon admits to a long history of occupiers — … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Travel | Tagged Alain Tanner, Bruno Ganz, Film, In the White City, Lisbon, movies, Portugal, Teresa Madruga | 10 Comments

Time Machine

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Everyone has the fantasy wish of going back in time for a brief visit. But assuming you had only one trip you could take, where would you go? I’ve thought about this quite a lot. Obsessively, actually. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Linkathons, Personal reflections, Technology, Travel | Tagged Ancient Rome, time travel | 4 Comments

The Difference between VRBO and AirBnB

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The internet has made short term home rental a snap for both renters and hosts. We live near Boston but have a second home in upstate NY. And I recently took a job that requires me to … Continue reading →