Philibuster

I leave the country…and look what happens to American politics! The tremors from Capitol Hill have been becoming so intense, that even British tabloids are beginning to pick it up. The Republicans are threatening to remove the filibuster from sentorial debate, and put an end to a 216 year old tradition. The filibuster occurs when [...]

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Dublin

Dublin is beautiful – for its parks, its live pub music, and for its 4+ million pints of Guinness brewed each day. Guinness Storehouse Our first stop, naturally, was the Guinness Storehouse Brewery, on the outskirts of the city centre. The line for entrance stretched around the block, and reminded me of the Vatican Museums. [...]

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Robbed!

I’m mildly obsessed with Saint James Park. On a clear, sunny, (un)London day, you’ll always find me there. And that’s exactly where he did, on the afternoon of April 21. at appoximately 1300 hours. in broad daylight. The crime scene. I was having lunch at the crime scene, enjoying a nice turkey melt and drinking [...]

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Nicola?

Dear Nicola, People seem to take your antics pretty seriously here in London. After your during visit Spring Break, you seem to be a local star. Next time tell me before you come back to London…maybe then you’ll stay out of trouble. xoxo,Phil PS – What is your superpower?

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Granada

An Austrailian, a Canadian, and some Americans walked in a bar… Our nights in Granada sometimes felt like the set-up for a bad joke…or the United Nations (is there a difference, really?). We all ventured from our hostel to the streets of Granada, walking past local college kids stumbling about the cobblestones. It was a [...]

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Alhambra

I once said that Venice was my favorite city in Europe. I was kidding. I was lying. I was wrong. With a view like this, Granada may win out. It would be a fair fight, but the Alhambra could definitely deliver a knockout punch. 1987 style. This old Moorish castle complex stands watch over the [...]

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Alicante

After the first spring break, I was ready for a change of pace from the big city blitz through Europe. So we hit the brakes on the beaches of Spain. In music, Andante is Italian for “moderately slow walking pace”. In Spanish, Alicante must mean “moderately painful walking pace”. Alicante is the Fort Lauderdale of [...]

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