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Month: August 2022

Hal Saflieni Prehistoric Hypogeum/Tarxien Temples, Malta, August, 2022

Hal Saflieni Prehistoric Hypogeum/Tarxien Temples, Malta, August, 2022

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Anyone who visits Malta will quickly find out, if they didn’t already know, that there is a ton of really cool prehistoric stuff to see on the islands.  I personally didn’t know much about it, and am not super into prehistory, but visiting some of the sites around Malta really enlightened me about this virtually unknown period of time over 5000 years ago.  This article is going to discuss two sites which are within walking distance of one another, and…

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Panama, February/March, 2020

Panama, February/March, 2020

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As the pandemic was just beginning outside of the USA, we embarked on a trip to Panama.  We seriously didn’t think the pandemic would amount to much, and didn’t think twice about traveling out of the country during the last week of February in 2020. We were giggling at the vendors selling face masks in the airport on our way home, but we had no idea how much our lives would change in the next two weeks. It was our…

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MUZA, The Malta National Community Art Museum, August, 2022

MUZA, The Malta National Community Art Museum, August, 2022

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We decided to pop into MUZA, right around the corner from our hotel in Valletta, Malta. It is basically the only art museum of its kind in the area, and I usually find that these smaller museums always hold some nice surprises; and surprise us, it did! MUZA is housed in the Auberge d’Italie, the former home of the Italian Knights of the Order of St. John, so the building itself is very cool. There is not much of a…

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Can Cisa/Bar Brutal, Barcelona, June 17, 2022

Can Cisa/Bar Brutal, Barcelona, June 17, 2022

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For our last night in Spain, we went to a restaurant that was recommended by our Hotel Concierge – Can Cisa/Bar Brutal.  It seemed super hip and very wine-centric, which was something that I was especially looking forward to.   When we arrived, we were seated towards the front of the space, although the a/c was not working there which made it a bit stuffy.  Because of that, though, our water for the night was free, which is something that…

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Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia, February, 2021

Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia, February, 2021

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This is the trip that literally saved my mental wellbeing.  When the pandemic began in America in March of 2020, all travel was halted.  Our trip to Paris in the summer was cancelled, and there was no hope of rebooking it any time soon.  For someone who needs travel to keep their head space in check while living a mostly ordinary life with a stressful day job, the toll of not being able to plan a trip for so long…

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Martinez Restaurant, Barcelona, Spain – June 15, 2022

Martinez Restaurant, Barcelona, Spain – June 15, 2022

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One of our stand out dinners in Barcelona, Spain was at Martinez Restaurant.  I chose this place because of the high recommendations from several sources regarding their paella.  It also would be the only time we could get to the high hill on the southern end of town, Montjuic.  We took a cab here as it was much too far to walk, and we were dropped off right next to the restaurant.  We were a bit early, so we took…

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ROOH Restaurant, Chicago, July 30, 2022

ROOH Restaurant, Chicago, July 30, 2022

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My two local cousins and I all have birthdays in July and August, so every year, we usually book a nice summer outing to celebrate each other and enjoy a nice evening out. This year, we chose to check out a relatively new restaurant in the West Loop neighborhood called ROOH which calls itself, “Progressive Indian Cuisine in a Vibrant Atmosphere;” and vibrant, it is! Every corner of this place is seriously insta-worthy and I took a TON of photos!…

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La Cabana Argentina, Madrid, June 2022

La Cabana Argentina, Madrid, June 2022

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As we were walking around Madrid, we noticed that there were quite a few Argentinian steakhouse restaurants in the area near where we were staying in the literary quarter.  We figured this would be a nice change of pace from all of the tapas we were eating, and who could resist the aroma of juicy steaks emanating from these restaurants?  As we walked by several of these places, their grills were right in the window, inviting us to come and…

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