I thought riding west to east meant a tailwind most of the time. That’s been my experience both times I’ve crossed the U.S. on a bike before, but it has not been the case the last few days. We have had a pretty stiff and steady headwind from Houston all the way to where…
Adventure
Along the Road to Discovery
For the next three weeks, I’ll be working as a bike guide and support staff for a bike ride across America. I did this a couple of years ago as well. It’s a cool project and the brainchild of the dean of sciences at Notre Dame. His name is Greg Crawford, and he’s one amazing…
Aliments Gloriós d’Aliments (Food, Glorious Food)
The most-asked questions before, during, or after a vacation usually center around food, at least in my world. “Where should we eat?” “What’s good here?” “What was your favorite restaurant?” We did more than our share of eating in Barcelona, and now, I’m sharing my food finds. Breakfast, snacks, and treats came from La…
Wendy Chioji Barcelona
On the second to the last night at dinner with my family in Barcelona, we each had to name what we liked most or learned most about the city. Mine was that the longer you looked at something, the more you noticed and appreciated. There’s detail and art in every building, every monument, even in…
European Vacation, Parte Due
The biggest downside to cruise vacations is that you don’t get to spend enough time in cities you really like, like Monte Carlo. I was here more than a decade ago and had time enough to gamble in the Grand Casino and stroll the shops. Not so, this time. It was more like Clark Griswold…
European Vacation, Part Un
Four days. That’s how long I lived with just the stuff from my backpack. You may remember the last time I saw my big bag full of the perfect combination of vacation clothes and vital electronics and chargers was in Salt Lake City. Two missed connections (out of two) later, I was in Barcelona, big…