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Here & ThereDestrøy/Design.
While in Ghent last month, I made a definitive point to not only experience the night life of the various music festivals, but also visit as many museums as my…
August 19, 2012 · 3 min read
Life & TimesBerlin: Gärten der Welt
by natalyesaurus, on Flickr") Like many others in Berlin, I am so consumed with life inside the ring that it is what I picture when I attempt to describe it to…
August 16, 2012 · 9 min read
Eat & DrinkDining Out: Restaurant Avalon.
While on a recent trip to Belgium, I ended up with reservations at Restaurant Avalon, a 100% vegan dining establishment in Ghent (which is, apparently, the…
August 6, 2012 · 4 min read
Here & ThereOranienburg: KZ Sachsenhausen
This past week, I paid a visit to Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg, one of the concentration camps from the Third Reich, in Germany. Located in the Brandenburg town…
July 14, 2012 · 5 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: "What is the What" -Dave Eggers (2006)
“What is the What” -Dave Eggers (2006) There are various factors that led me to read this book. The first was that I started an Eggers book about five years…
July 5, 2012 · 3 min read
Life & TimesSummer? in Berlin
It’s officially summer, although you wouldn’t always know that here in Berlin. That’s because the weather is so hit and miss, raining one day and hot the next.…
June 29, 2012 · 4 min read
Eat & DrinkRecipe: Tofu Chèvre
Not much of an introduction is needed here except for the fact that when I was not a vegan, I loved goat cheese, so naturally I jumped at the chance to make a…
June 29, 2012 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkRecipe: Tortillas
When people ask me what I miss the most from California, my answers always includes “the ocean” and “burritos.” Granted, there are a few burrito places here in…
June 26, 2012 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkRecipe: Creamy & Spicy Black Beans
For the longest time, I only liked to eat refried beans in my burritos. But one of the consequences of my becoming vegan is that my palate expanded as I tried…
June 23, 2012 · 1 min read
Life & TimesSunny Saturday.
Roughly one weekend per month, M. has to work, which makes the idea of a traditional weekend a bit of a bust. Last weekend was one of those, so I was excited…
June 9, 2012 · 3 min read
Art & CultureCurrent Reads.
In the past two weeks, there has been an extraordinary amount of sickness going around our flat, which began with me and was subsequently passed on to M. Yet…
June 8, 2012 · 2 min read
Here & ThereRainy Day.
Our final day in Amsterdam was, unfortunately, a bit rainy, but we’d planned on that, which is why more museums were in store for the day. Having gained a…
June 4, 2012 · 4 min read