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If I weren’t so diligent about saving money right now, I’d be signing up for this weekend’s AIA Los Angeles Spring Home Tour (the 2010 tour is called “Modern Design Voyeurism in Venice, CA“). There look to be some pretty cool homes on the tour. If you go, please take some pictures . . . → Read More: Modern Design Voyeurism in Venice: the 2010 AIA Los Angeles Spring Home Tour A beautiful long holiday weekend in LA: vs. Had the good fortune to see August: Osage County at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles over the weekend. The play won both the 2008 Pulitzer Prize as well as the Tony Award for Best Play. And I have to say: it’s wonderful. Featuring some of the best writing I’ve seen on stage or . . . → Read More: August: Osage County Kind of cool before Halloween: The Los Angeles Opera is having a first-ever costume sale! Looks like you can buy all sorts of over-the-top costumes from LA Opera productions. If you’ve ever wanted a viking hat or giant dresses, this is your opportunity LA! Perfect for before Halloween. Now if only I could sing on-pitch… . . . → Read More: LA Opera Costume Sale! From Yahoo! News: Allingham, who was the world’s oldest man when he died Saturday at 113, attributed his remarkable longevity to “cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women.” Worlds oldest man, WWI veteran dies – Yahoo! News For those of you in LA, and/or for all the architecture and design lovers out there, check out Dwell on Design this coming weekend at the LA Convention Center. Sponsored by Dwell Magazine, it will feature speakers, exhibits, tours, awards, and more–all about design, sustainability, and architecture. See you there! . . . → Read More: Dwell on Design Needless to say, a lot has happened since my last post. For the rest of my Turkey trip, I didn’t get much computer time. It was nice to not attend to the computer all the time, though I barely had time for a few emails. After a great time in Rome, I head home. More . . . → Read More: Heading back Having traveled to a bunch of different places in my life (and I am thankful for that), I must say that Istanbul is like no other. It is a city that sucks you in. You cannot observe it from a distance. I feel like my photos don’t capture any of what I feel being here. . . . → Read More: The whirlwind that is Istanbul  FILED UNDER: Salvo's Thoughts, Uncategorized  TAGGED: travel  COMMENTS: 2 comments - (Comments are closed)The end of my stay in Hungary was delightful. I soaked in natural mıneral baths, whıch ıs something of a natıonal actıvıty ın the country. (In fact, the cover of the Lonely Planet guıde for Hungary features bath swımmers) A unıque experıence–ımagıne water park meets day spa. Really ınterestıng place. Very relaxıng. Had a nıce . . . → Read More: Istanbul, via Romanıa Grilled last night. It felt good to cook. I am trying to cook in as many countries as possible! Went to the market with Gyula and we bought fresh ingredients. I was on salad duty–made a nice mixed chopped veggie salad, with Hungarian cucumbers and peppers. Made a vinaigrette with oil, vinegar, and some Hungarian . . . → Read More: Budapest So right now I’m in Székesfehérvár in Hungary. I have lots of catching up to do…so I’ll give the brief update. Israel was a blast and a blur. I had more fun, did more stuff, met more cool people, and had such a great time in 10 days. I’ll write more about that later. Right . . . → Read More: Hungary FILED UNDER: Salvo's Thoughts, Uncategorized TAGGED: travel COMMENTS: One comment - (Comments are closed)Though I do not agree with David Frum on many points, I believe his recent Marketplace commentary hits at an idea I have held for a while: that we as a society need to seriously reconsider the cost and value of higher education. I hope to have more on college and higher-ed in the weeks . . . → Read More: On the cost of college |
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