I'm in an AirBnB in New Orleans, on Desire Street. Actual Desire Street. There's no streetcar line that serves it anymore, although I wouldn't be surprised if the tracks are still usable. There's a lot more track in the streets than there is in the current transit map.

This city gets really wild with street names. Like, Elysian Fields is a major ( Read more... )

I liked Ponce literally the second I saw it. Something about the light falling on the cathedral as I stepped out of the car.

I later learned that this was because the air, and therefore the light, really is different here. This is Puerto Rico's dry corner. The grass is withered this time of year, where it's not irrigated, and there are cacti ( Read more... )