Posts with tag ”bourdain”
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The magic of Matera
There are places that wear their past like a scar. Matera doesn’t hide. It doesn’t gloss over. It stands there, carved into the rock, staring back through the centuries. Silent, enduring, and more real than most cities dare to be.
Legendary hotels
Some hotels in the world are steeped in myths and lore. Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles is arguably one of the most legendary hotels in the world, with equally legendary guests.
Review: In the Weeds
After the death of Anthony Bourdain in 2018, there has been a number of books published about his life less ordinary.
Paris Redux
Paris may be the city of light, romance, revolution and overpriced chocolate. A place where every cliché you’ve ever heard comes to life the second your foot hits the cobblestone. But this isn’t my first spin around the carousel.
Inspirational travel series
Travel series used to be all about visiting the big landmarks and repeating stuff that’s on the backside of every guidebook. Moving on from Ian Wright and the lot, Michael Palin set a new standard for travel-related content as he was meeting up with ordinary people and telling their story instead of showing the same old tired monuments.
Movie locations around the world part 8
This is part 8 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Parts Unknown, No Reservations, The Layover, Michael Palin’s New Europe, Michael Palin’s Pole to Pole, Michael Palin’s Sahara, Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation, November Man, Homeland, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Home Alone 2, Blood Diamond.
Travel map of Anthony Bourdain
The news caught me off guard. A new season of Parts Unknown is about to start this weekend, despite the uncomfortable fact that the man who carried the show had already left the stage. Anthony Bourdain may be gone, but the miles remain.
Keeping the Bourdain spirit
The world became a little smaller this week. Anthony Bourdain died two days ago, and ever since, social media has been overflowing with memories, favorite episodes and well-deserved tributes.
Chilling in Chile
Compared to stern Santiago, Valparaiso looks like a drunken cousin who spent a year in art school and now lives in a maze of color-splashed alleys and rusted funiculars.
Eating my way through Basque country
There’s something feral and sensual about the Basque Country. A region carved between mountains and surf, proud and defiant, where people speak in a language older than anyone can remember and drink like they have something to forget. I came here to eat. Everything else was just scenery.