Articles
The Best Croissants Outside of France: Part I
by Miquel Hudin | 11-03-2010
To be honest, I have no idea if there will ever be anymore parts to this series, but I just wanted to leave the door open to it, since I have a lot of world... more »
The VinoRakijaMan of Dalmatia, Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 28-02-2010
If you were to translate "used-car salesman" in to Croatian, it would come out sounding a lot like, "vino rakija", although this literally means, "wine and brandy". These fellows are the rather sleazy wine salesmen... more »
El Born or el Borne neighborhood in Barcelona?
by Miquel Hudin | 12-02-2010
For those who aren't yet aware of the fact, Barcelona--and for that matter Catalunya as a whole--is officially a fully bilingual region no matter what right-wing Spanish media says to the contrary. This seems to... more »
The old road bus from Zagreb to Split
by Miquel Hudin | 25-01-2010
As I was most unfortunately informed, upon my arrival to Zagreb, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Split at the moment. They were performing an upgrade to the line that will drop it... more »
A recipe for pancakes in Metric
by Miquel Hudin | 20-01-2010
Every time I tried to make pancakes when visiting Europe from the US (prior to moving permanently) things went a bit, well, screwy. Because of this, I finally sat down and properly weighed and measured... more »
Going to Barcelona, No Not Barthelona… The truth about the Spanish “lisp”
by Miquel Hudin | 14-01-2010
Ah, traveling. Is there anything better? Well, sure, but for its purposes, getting out of your permanent place of residence is one of the best things I look forward to each year. This time around,... more »
A little Mexican wine
by Miquel Hudin | 13-01-2010
It’s rather pathetic really when you go your whole life without knowing much about a country that borders not only your country, but your state as well. I’m going to go out on a limb... more »