Update: October 24, 2025 Bad news for ferry passengers heading to and from Malta: Both Grimaldi Lines and Ponte ferries have ceased operating passenger service to/from Malta. That leaves only Virtu Ferries to get around that part of the Mediterranean. Rather than relying on internet searches and jumping from one ferry company to another, though, […]
UPDATED OCTOBER 10, 2025 What this post covers If you’re arriving by train to Ancona station and need to pick up your Ancona to Split ferry tickets, this blog post should make the process a lot less confusing. Because let me tell you, there’s nothing intuitive about any of it. I took the ferry on […]
So I recently spent the weekend in Madrid meeting up with an old friend from Japan. We had a great time hitting the regular haunts. Hemingway’s bar in Plaza Santa Ana, where we took turns throwing tapas at passing tourists. Museo del Prado, where I earned bonus points for staying awake while viewing all 500 […]
