Travel | The Art of Vagary

James

Mar 15, 2022
2 min

Riding the Airport Bus in Skopje

Helpful information for airport transfers in Skopje

Rule 12: Pet a Cat When You Encounter One on the Street.

Samantha Rose

Mar 1, 2022
2 min

Rule 12: Pet a Cat When You Encounter One on the Street.

The philosophy behind petting street cats. There's a method to the madness.

Samantha Rose

Feb 28, 2022
3 min

A Fat Stack...

Postcards deserve a post.

Samantha Rose

Feb 27, 2022
5 min

On the Trail of Mother Teresa

A dilettante's exploration of a woman of complex virtue, Sherlock Holmes, anorexia nervosa and the sanctification of suffering.

Samantha Rose

Feb 13, 2022
2 min

Busted on Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day in Skopje: First impressions and a run-in with the law. I am a criminal.

Samantha Rose

Feb 8, 2022
3 min

Δον Κιχώτης: The Don Quixote Bar

As a young lady who's always "dreamed the impossible dream," this place holds a special place in my heart.

Samantha Rose

Feb 6, 2022
1 min

Why I'm Afraid of Birds

In today's blog, I am assaulted by a bird. What did I do to deserve this?

Samantha Rose

Jan 26, 2022
6 min

The Vaccination Miracle

The ordeal of obtaining booster shots and vaccination QR codes in Athens, Greece with a little help--okay, a lot of help--from our friends.

Samantha Rose

Jan 23, 2022
2 min

Snow in Athens

A snow day or something more sinister?

Little Bear Patisserie: Meeting the Vegan Culinary Alchemist

Samantha Rose

Jan 12, 2022
1 min

Little Bear Patisserie: Meeting the Vegan Culinary Alchemist

Tasting my way through Kate's all-vegan cuisine in humble Piraeus, Greece. This place is good magic.

Samantha Rose

Dec 25, 2021
1 min

Injected by stinging acid!

This is an "Ouch Plant." Let me explain...

Samantha Rose

Nov 21, 2021
2 min

Cheese from the Sky!

The day cheese rained down from the sky.

Samantha Rose

Nov 20, 2021
2 min

Miró: A Cafe of Surrealist Delights

An unexpected Surrealist discovery in Tirana.

Living "Authentically" in Tirana's Blloku

James

Oct 16, 2021
2 min

Living "Authentically" in Tirana's Blloku

We’re on our second flat in Tirana. It’s wretched and cheap, the “sink” for the kitchen is in a closet near the room with the stove and...

Riding the bus from Kotor, Montenegro to Shkodër, Albania

James

Oct 2, 2021
3 min

Riding the bus from Kotor, Montenegro to Shkodër, Albania

Navigating the Bus system in the Balkans.

Slatki život (The Sweet Life) in Montenegro

James

Sep 30, 2021
3 min

Slatki život (The Sweet Life) in Montenegro

The Dolce Vita in the Bay of Kotor

Samantha Rose

Sep 22, 2021
1 min

Jiro, the Jazz Cat

New friends from the East, and Jiro the sensitive jazz cat.

Cattarissimo! My € 180 / Month Ice Cream Affair...

Samantha Rose

Sep 20, 2021
1 min

Cattarissimo! My € 180 / Month Ice Cream Affair...

Ice cream for breakfast? Yes, please...

James

Sep 6, 2021
2 min

A Montenegrin Sunset

Quietly watching the world grow dark with a bottle of wine.

Samantha Rose

Sep 1, 2021
3 min

Kamenički Park and The Hill of Roses

Holding office hours on The Hill of Roses in Novi Sad, Serbia