The baths ended up actually not being great. They were mostly populated by fat old people and they were just really crowded. And the changing rooms and locker room areas were just kinda gross. I don’t know. All in all it was more like a public pool, which I suppose makes sense. It wasn’t like a hot spring in the middle of the woods or something.
Read MoreWould I come back to Perugia to visit for a couple of days? Fuck yes. Would I recommend visiting? Absolutely! Would I come back here for any extended period of time? Hell to the no.
Read MoreAnd of course all the ingredients that are super expensive to import in the U.S. are dirt cheap and totally normal here. Like this gigantic hunk of truffle we got for FOUR DOLLARS:
Read MoreAnd just shut the fuck up before you say oh this is an opportunity to slow down or whatever the fuck. There are roughly 16 waking hours in any given day. I can only consciously chew my food or watch the sunset or meditate or nap for so fucking long, you know?
Read MoreFor the first few days we were sort of walking around like zombies - as I'm sure most would feel having "moved" to a city you'd never been to, to occupy an apartment you'd never seen before. We were just getting the lay of the land. Who has the best coffee. Who has the cheapest cup of decent tea. The freshest pastries. The best dinner deal. Where are the free wifi spots. The good gelato.
Read MoreIt was like when I went to see the Mona Lisa in Paris. I was like, ok, cool - it's an old ass famous ass painting - now get me the fuck out of here and away from these frumperific losers with their kids on leashes.
Read MoreBy chef I mean magician because this thai food wasn't like anything else I've ever put in my mouth. I had a creamy peanutty sauce with chicken over coconut rice and Kris had a fried rice dish that was layered with so many amazing flavors that shot off like fireworks in your mouth. The majority of the dishes were 6 pounds too. A goddamn steal.
Read MoreOn our way down we stopped in Liverpool to go to Central Perk - an "exact replica" of the coffee shop from Friends. It was totally novel, but the food was absolute crap. They had the big orange couch though, and lots of large TVs playing episodes of the show, so that was really fun.
Read MoreWe fucked off downstairs for coffee at Fig + Sparrow, which is on the ground level of James’ apartment building, and then went to Sunday dinner at The Blue Pie with James. We had cheesy cauliflower, beans, carrots, roasted potatoes, yorkshire pudding and a big slice of lamb all drowning in gravy.
Read MoreAll I am bringing with me is one backpack (a small book bag-type bag, not a big REI backpacking rig) and a small purse. I laid all my crap out and took a photo so you'd have a visual and I can explain everything:
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