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Such a simple little slip… Closer to Morocco than Madrid, the resort town of Nerja on Spain’s southern coastline, draws visitors to its beaches, historic caves and mountainous national park that surrounds it. National Park surrounds Nerja and is home to the Rio Chillar. Photo by Fernando Távora on Unsplash In this episode, experienced hiker Jane takes us high up into the Rio Chillar, a beautiful, clear water walk-in canyon that’s popular with families and tourists with a name that translates as “Screaming River”.  It’s a trip that should have taken about 4 hours. But as you’ll hear, took much,...

Why does this film, a broad, raunchy sex comedy with a big name and a big heart, feel so special and rare? From what I’m told, we used to get a film like this every week. No Hard Feelings shouldn’t have to be such an oasis in a desert, especially because it’s just nice! It’s a normal movie! It’s got jokes, it’s filmed in a real location (Montauk baby!), and there are silly comic setpieces without action violence! It’s a movie! Is the marketplace so sick that if this fails, we might not get another summer R-rated studio comedy for...

Why does this film, a broad, raunchy sex comedy with a big name and a big heart, feel so special and rare? From what I’m told, we used to get a film like this every week. No Hard Feelings shouldn’t have to be such an oasis in a desert, especially because it’s just nice! It’s a normal movie! It’s got jokes, it’s filmed in a real location (Montauk baby!), and there are silly comic setpieces without action violence! It’s a movie! Is the marketplace so sick that if this fails, we might not get another summer R-rated studio comedy for...

After returning from two weeks in Japan, I was bombarded with questions from readers, friends, and family who were curious about our trip or considering planning their own Japan trip. I get it, planning a trip to Japan can be intimidating with concerns about culture shock or language barriers. To help those planning their first trip to Japan, I put together these Japan travel tips for first time visitors to bring together everything we learned and things we really wished we knew before we went. To make it easier to digest, I’ve broken these travel tips for Japan into categories...

It’s been a long time since I’ve laughed out loud at the pure joy and silliness of a restaurant dessert. With the mountain of troubles restaurants have faced since 2017’s wildfires, through COVID and beyond, there’s been a sober-mindedness about dining out. Instead, the last six years have been about comfort, predictability and guaranteed winners like fried chicken sandwiches, mashed potatoes and carefully curated vegetable-forward dishes cooked over coal. There’s little room for silliness when restaurant margins are slim and diners fickle. Menus certainly haven’t had the unbridled joie de vivre of, say, sparkling edible glitter sliding down a mound...