Taking in the buildings, art and natural beauty of Nice, France one step at a time. A day in the life of a vagabond foreigner unfolds.
En Sortant (On The Way Out)
I took the train just over an hour west to sit with my legs crossed in a beach chair and have a chilled rosé on the Plage Keller in Cap D’Antibes. It was one of the best days spent on the coast...
Snowfall in the Concrete Jungle
A few years ago while living in London, it snowed a few inches for the first time in years. I was fortunate enough to be living along the Thames at the time and wrote a little prose poem about the city. I hope you enjoy and know I have many, many more.
Street Noise, an Original Poem About London
There is something about London that can’t quite be captured by the other great metropoles around the world. During my years aimlessly wandering the quaint streets of Kensington, Notting Hill and Greenwich or the dodgy pubs in Shoreditch, Camden Town and Clapham, I wrote the poem titled Street Noise. Check out this post to read it!
SEO Is Not Easy Part 4: Off-Page SEO
This is part four in a series of articles in which we discuss the reasons why every small business should be worried about SEO and the best way to start addressing and improving organic search ranking without breaking the bank. The focus today is Off-Page SEO. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com (didn't have time to … Continue reading SEO Is Not Easy Part 4: Off-Page SEO
Une Journée Sur La Riviera
This is the third part in an ongoing semi-fictional series inspired by the French Riviera. Read Part 1 HereRead Part 2 Here One morning I woke up and went for a particularly long run into Menton and back. From our flat, I took a swirling road downhill and kept along the train tracks until the … Continue reading Une Journée Sur La Riviera
One Visceral Morning
There are moments that stand out so clearly I remember specifics I cannot fully describe. Like the color of the yard through the chill frosted kitchen window. It looked like it was misty outside though it was clearly just the fog on the window. The sun rising for hours at this point was just starting … Continue reading One Visceral Morning
The Best Picante Pollo Verde (Spicy Green Chicken) Soup
I WILL MAKE THIS BRIEF… It all started one chilly afternoon in February. My lovely significant other and I were hanging out and talking about cold weather comforts and I brought up a Spicy Pollo Verde I wanted to try but could not find the full recipe online. So, we bought a random assortment of … Continue reading The Best Picante Pollo Verde (Spicy Green Chicken) Soup
A Beautiful Day in Paradise
There was something ethereal about the day. It was almost noon but the sky had a strangeness to it. The ancient ceremony was to happen today. Something that had seen lamb, cows and even humans slaughtered in many places of worship in the past. Thankfully, those days were long, long gone. Some still believed it … Continue reading A Beautiful Day in Paradise
L’automne dans les Alpes-Maritimes
This is the second part in an ongoing semi-fictional series inspired by the French Riviera. Read Part 1 Here One morning in early October, I woke to a cloud speckled sky over the Alpes-Maritimes outside my small flat in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. I had a few drinks watching football the night before so decided to take my … Continue reading L’automne dans les Alpes-Maritimes