We welcomed the New Year in Culebra, one of the islands of the Puerto Rican archipelago. It is best known for Playa Flamenco, one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world. Lesser known is Playa Tamarindo and its well preserved and protected coral reef that hosts thousands ofRead More →
On a recent trip to Italy we encountered this vintage poster in a restaurant. Imagine it in a restaurant, say, somewhere in Miami!Read More →
A highly successful AIDS campaign breaks sexual and racial barriers. Usually displayed in triptychs, the posters are seen across the city of Zürich.Read More →
In the cultured and sophisticated city of Zürich there are still movie theaters that stop the film right smack in the middle to sell you popcorn, candy, and ice cream. Unglaublich!Read More →
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, plotted the Russian Revolution from this humble apartment in the medieval city of Zürich.Read More →
We married in Miami on January 6, 2012. A woman took a picture for us. Five years later, we took our own picture on the same spot. Love can change you and the world!Read More →
For Thanksgiving, yes Thanksgiving here in our house in Switzerland (Nov. 2016), we accompanied the pies with an organic turkey that weighed slighly less than the pumpkin: 7.2 Kg, almost 16 lbs. This turkey tasted very fresh and with barely any fat. It was delicious. A bit pricey for USRead More →
Harvested at the beginning of November 2016, this pumpkin from our garden was enough for two pies, stews, and countless soups, some of which are now frozen waiting to be consumed. It weighed 7.8 Kg or 17.16 lbs. ¡Buen provecho!Read More →
“This bus was cleaned today”, states the blue tag hung by the cleaning crew. Just like in Puerto Rico, Miami, and New York. Right!?Read More →
In a country like Morocco, where men and women commonly live separate lives, and traditional gender roles are the norm, I had the opportunity to record a men-only and a women-only music band performing in public. The male band played in the grounds of the famous Koutoubia Mosque, the largestRead More →