Pandora doesn't have a world music catalog (yet), but you can still create wonderful Latin-themed stations.
Thinking about a trip to Argentina? Fire up the Pandora and launch a Tango station. Feeling like laying on the beach in Rio? Plan your trip while listening to Jobim or Astrud Gilberto in the background. Or Samba, if you're in a dancing mood. Maybe you're in a Spanish mood. How about some Gipsy Kings flavor?
Pandora now carries Celtic, Zydeco and Hawaiian music. And soon (I hope) we'll have African, Indian and who knows what else?
If you have Pandora stations with a world music flair, please share. I'm always looking for more.
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, December 17, 2007
Unluxurious
I've been checking out this site recently.
Rentvillas.com lets you book a villa in Tuscany or Provence or several other areas in Greece, England and Spain. These villas hold from two to twenty-four people, or even more.
The more I explored each villa, the more excited I became. How awesome would it be to get a group of friends and/or family, spend a week in the Italian countryside, eating great food, drinking new wine, and having a ball?
Each property is rated on a 5-star scale, so of course I checked out the "best" villas. And...my goodness, some of these places are just insanely lavish.
Take for instance, this property:
This is the Chateau Traffaut, located in Gironde, France. It sleeps up to 20 people and costs up to $24,000 for one week's stay. Judging by the photos, it looks very palacial. And I think I could only take staying here for one day before I would lose my mind.
While I could very well live like a King for one week, this sort of luxury travel is complete opposite of what I look for in a trip. Put me in a place that's in the middle of everything. Where the village square is footsteps away. Where the aroma from the marketplace invades my living space and makes me hungry. Where the neighboring farm animals wake me up at the butt-crack of dawn.
But knowing me, if I were to stay in such a Chateau, I'd never leave. Why would I, when I have my own pool and tennis court? And maids to wait on me hand and foot? And while the thought of such a life entices me, I prefer immersion over seclusion any day.
With that said, if anybody is down for sharing a villa with me in Italy or Spain come 2009, drop me a line.
Rentvillas.com lets you book a villa in Tuscany or Provence or several other areas in Greece, England and Spain. These villas hold from two to twenty-four people, or even more.
The more I explored each villa, the more excited I became. How awesome would it be to get a group of friends and/or family, spend a week in the Italian countryside, eating great food, drinking new wine, and having a ball?
Each property is rated on a 5-star scale, so of course I checked out the "best" villas. And...my goodness, some of these places are just insanely lavish.
Take for instance, this property:
This is the Chateau Traffaut, located in Gironde, France. It sleeps up to 20 people and costs up to $24,000 for one week's stay. Judging by the photos, it looks very palacial. And I think I could only take staying here for one day before I would lose my mind.
While I could very well live like a King for one week, this sort of luxury travel is complete opposite of what I look for in a trip. Put me in a place that's in the middle of everything. Where the village square is footsteps away. Where the aroma from the marketplace invades my living space and makes me hungry. Where the neighboring farm animals wake me up at the butt-crack of dawn.
But knowing me, if I were to stay in such a Chateau, I'd never leave. Why would I, when I have my own pool and tennis court? And maids to wait on me hand and foot? And while the thought of such a life entices me, I prefer immersion over seclusion any day.
With that said, if anybody is down for sharing a villa with me in Italy or Spain come 2009, drop me a line.
Jamon Iberico - Now or Later?
From USA Today:
Ibérico hams have been approved for sale in the USA for the first time, and a small initial supply is making its way into the retail pipeline this month.
I've heard about jamon iberico for a while now, and I am absolutely DYING to try this.
Although I'm inclined to wait until I make my virgin trek to Spain...hopefully in 2009. Just to make the experience that much richer.
Has anyone had this? Is it worth the wait? Or should I get my hands on the jamon ASAP?
Ibérico hams have been approved for sale in the USA for the first time, and a small initial supply is making its way into the retail pipeline this month.
I've heard about jamon iberico for a while now, and I am absolutely DYING to try this.
Although I'm inclined to wait until I make my virgin trek to Spain...hopefully in 2009. Just to make the experience that much richer.
Has anyone had this? Is it worth the wait? Or should I get my hands on the jamon ASAP?
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