Just wrapped up a couple amazing days in Budapest. Was supposed to be a working holiday, but definitely did more holidaying than working. A few highlights in no particular order: 1 - Szimpla Kert Ruin bars are a huge thing and for very good reason. I’m pretty sure I went to Szimpla every day and loved it everything. The old wreck of a building was decked out in all kinds of eclectic/eccentric decor (e.g., bathtubs to smoke your shisha in and garbage pail li...

Beach chills, hikes, and historic sites. For the last few days of the trip, I headed to the beach! Cascais is a tourist city only about 30 minutes by train west of Lisbon. It is small but bubbly and has some beautiful beaches and patios. Although I came here to chill for a few days, I ended up packing in enough activities to keep me busy. The first afternoon I just explored. I walked the beaches and roamed around downtown. There was a Harley Davidson rally ha...

A wonderful week in Lisboa! It has been a fantastic week visiting Lisbon. It is a charming city with tight streets, classic trans, beautiful tilework, and all the bakeries and pub stops you could ask for. I spent a week here making friends and practicing my Portugese. It was full of awesome surprises. On my Uber ride in, my driver suggested that I check out the Festa de Santo Antônio happening the next day. Turns out that by sheer luck we came at the perfect t...

The second half of the Chefs Tour de France! The rest of our time in France was spent in Caen. We played in a tournament and took some time to visit some of the very interesting things in this area. The tournament was quite different from any that I’ve ever played before. Games were two fifteen minute periods of run time, but we played eight of them over three days. The area was a pretty social place with a bbq always running and social dinners for all the ...

A few quick stops with the Chefs! The inaugural chefs on tour trip began with a quick visit to Paris to do some of the key sites. Visited the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and Champs Elyssées. After dinner we packed the van and headed out of the city to stay with a friend of Antoine. Day two took us on a long road to the Alps. We made a quick stop in Lyon for lunch, a little touring, and to pick up Sean (who booked his flight on the wrong day) and then hit ...