The magic of Matera
I’m in Matera, an ancient town in the region of Basilicata in southern Italy. The area is full of ancient caves, where people have lived for 7000 years.
Posts with tag ”bourdain”
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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
After several visits to Paris spread across four different decades, it feels bittersweet to once again wander alone along the narrow streets.
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. A new standard for travel-related content was set by Anthony Bourdain as he was filling the screen with ordinary people and telling their story.
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.
Anthony Bourdain travel map
I was a bit surprised to discover that a new season of Parts Unknown will start this weekend. Since, you know, the leading man Anthony Bourdain is unfortunately not with us anymore.
Keeping the Bourdain spirit
The last days have seen a flood of lament over the passing of Anthony Bourdain. He left us two days ago and the world suddenly seemed a bit less interesting.
Chilling in Chile
My weary feet have finally reached Valparaiso, the colorful city in western Chile. After almost a month of traveling across the South American continent I realize that this is as far south as I will come, due to weather conditions.
Eating my way through Basque country
I’ve been to Spain many times before, but the Basque part of the country has always eluded me. Situated in the north of Spain in the Bay of Biscay, San Sebastian is probably the best known of the Belle Époque resorts along the coast.