I’ve Done Too Much, Now What? 9 Places I Have No Interest in Seeing
TPOL is going through a blog-life crisis. The blog recently turned 9 (see Simply The Best: TPOL, The Professor, Turns 9!) prompting me to reflect on all that I have done (see Wide World...
Wild One: TPOL’s Top Daredevil Activities
What is the craziest, most adventurous activity you have done? Like going to sports events worldwide (see Wide World of Sports: The Best of Where I’ve Been), I'm running out of must dares. Here's...
Per Time Magazine, TPOL Lives in One of the World’s Greatest Places
Whenever there is a list of the top places to go, everyone takes a look to see how many of those places he has visited and makes an assessment on the list depending on...
Junk Burger Madrid: Way Better Than Shake Shack
Today, I'll compare Junk Burger Madrid to Shake Shack Scottsdale, though the comparison is applicable to all franchise locations.
Best Tapas Madrid: No Budget Cuts Here
The script is the same: "Dos copas de Rioja." "Vale." "Dos copas de Ribera del Duero." "Vale."
Inventing Anna v. TPOL: Do You Know Who I Am?
If you're looking to waste a few hours of your life, watch "Inventing Anna" on Netflix. For those who have not seen it, I won't get into the specifics. For those who have, I...
Felix Roasting: Best Java in NYC
As Latte Larry found out, it's the beans that make a coffee shop a coffee shop. Tired of Starbucks, unimpressed with Stumptown (see What A Wait), and unable to find Gregory's, I stopped into...
The World’s Most Expensive Cities for Expats
Remember when TPOL was supposed to move to Albania (see Vote Where TPOL Moves in December (For Real This Time)), and then I used COVID as an excuse not to go (see Canceled! TPOL’s Move...
The Worst Cities in the World
I was scolded by a reader in my post, Hyatt Regency Miami: You’re Not Staying Here Anyway, about trashing one of the most overrated cities in the world: Miami.
MARIO R DOPICO May 15, 2021 at...
11 Reasons Why I Still Don’t Want to Travel
Greece is now welcoming tourists, France will be soon, and Thailand is to follow (see the ever-changing list here). So why, after being grounded in Puerto Rico since January 2020, am I not interested...
