The Mug Spec

May 12, 2026

Nobody chose the mugs in their kitchen — they arrived, and they stayed. On the surprisingly involved question of what you should actually want from something you hold twice a day.

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The Fiddly Magic of the Moka Pot

April 30, 2026

From Estonia 20 years ago to a tired morning in Naples last year to my own kitchen today — what a 1933 Italian invention taught me about coffee, history, and ignoring the internet.

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What Is This? One Day in Lisbon

March 23, 2026

The boys and I were left to our own devices in the capital of Portugal.

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Where's the Soap? What Hotel Amenities Reveal About the World

March 15, 2026

What a missing bar of soap in Slovenia taught me about the invisible lines cultures draw around hospitality.

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From Mosty to Ostravice: A Ridge Walk Through Memory

August 9, 2025

A traverse from Mosty u Jablunkova to Ostravice, connecting two train lines across the Beskydy ridge—and reconnecting with childhood memories along the way.

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A Tale of Two Peaks: Lysá Hora and Smrk

August 2, 2025

Finding myself temporarily childless and wife-less, I seized the opportunity for a moderately demanding hike in the nearby Beskydy mountains.

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