Michelle worried that the pictures in the La Vida Firenze post made our apartment look dreary, which it is not. I therefore present to you the results of her improved photo shoot: Now isn’t that nicerer?

We’ve been learning bits of idiomatic Italian, both verbal and physical, from the people we’ve been meeting. For example, you know we say “break a leg” in English to mean “good luck”? Well, Italians have the same superstition that...

We’ve been living in Florence for just over a week now and are settling into the pleasant rhythms of our days. We’ve rented a spacious and warm two bedroom apartment in the heart of the city (right here on...

I hope this doesn’t sound corny or anything, cuz it’s just true. Moments after we stepped off the train into Florence, we both immediately felt we had found the place we were looking for, somewhere we could settle down...

Best…Hot Springs…Ever! What’s usually wrong with hot springs? Lots! Par example: Crowded Pools to shallow, you have to contort yourself to actually submerge Water flow inadequate, stagnates with the slough of a hundred people’s acne and eczema Stench of...

Coming from the Spanishness of Barcelona, Berlin seemed so much like home that Michelle and I kept finding ourselves surprised that people weren’t speaking English. It was, it seemed, a very American city. Well, not in all ways. For...

Mark and I came across a group of kids rapping and beatboxing in a circle in front of MACBA one night in Barcelona. It sounded awesome. Video: MACBA rapper

Food in Barcelona has been a big step up from France, although we still rely heavily on bread and cheese as our staples (and, consequently, I may need to staple my stomach when I get home if things continue...