A misorder of a magnitude to be reckoned with
Café Tostado doesn’t look like much from the outside. Indeed, it looks like nothing from the outside. Just a dark, empty, doorwound in a whitewashed cement facade, like so many other storefronts in Lima’s Barranco district. No clouds of drool-inducing…
Probing the tawdry lives of ancient Incans at Lima’s Museo Larco (NSFW)
The other night, Todd and I hung out with a group of our friends and the conversation—as conversations between close friends sometimes do—veered into smutty territory. Manscaping. Vajazzling. Roast beef. Granny hairs. It’s human nature to be intrigued by such…
Shocking sandwich smackdown in Lima
Think of Peruvian food and you’re likely to conjure food porn fantasies of tart ceviche or steamy lomo saltado. But, in Lima at least, Peruvians are gaga for sandwiches, day or night, eaten at mealtime or in between bar-hopping stops….
Stunning street art of Lima, Peru
From block after block of murals in the artsy Barranco neighborhood, to temporary art cubes set up in parks in Miraflores, to the occasional illicit graffiti, tag, stencil, or sticker, Lima, Peru is awash in street art.
Getting what we want out of Lima
Looking a bit embarrassed, Elder takes a deep breath before admitting, “I’ve never had cuy. Eeeeh! Just to see it, with the claws and the teeth! I want to try it. I’m working up to it. I love meat. But…
…and, we’re back!
It’s been just about two years since we hit pause on our travel stories, photos, and art here on Ephemerratic. During that time, while working to fill our round-the-world-depleted bank accounts back up, Todd and I have road-tripped, traveled abroad,…
Reality bites
Though we returned from our round-the-world trip several months ago, Todd and I are still updating Ephemerratic with stories and images from the global road— “Yeah, right,” you harrumph. Gah! We’re caught! The real world has sunk its sharp little…
Questionable edibles in San Francisco
As our storytelling heads into China and its cuisine that often challenges the Western imagination of what is edible versus what is best left for grinding into hotdogs, I can’t help but think about cultural food norms. We encountered plenty…
“Festivals for Pyromaniacs” on The Brooklyn Nomad and other good news
Sometimes my mind wanders off from Asia and starts thinking about the next trip. In those moments, I’m happy to be able to find a guest blogging gig on other travel sites like The Brooklyn Nomad. In “Festivals for Pyromaniacs”…
Hong Kong travel tips
Fantastic frog figurine from the Hong Kong Museum of Art | Photo by Lauren Girardin The Ratings Explained: YEH – Like a hot, fresh baked egg tart. YEHs are as good as you can get, especially for your backpacker buck,…
