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Month: November 2011

Traveler’s Show & Tell – Sun, Sand & Savory Dishes

Judging from the tremendous amount of submissions I received for this week’s blog carnival, I’m not the only one who was off exploring the world recently! Read on to learn about: a fascinating hostel dedicated to the music of Gram Parsons, where to eat and what to order in Singapore, why Venice, Italy reminded me of playing with model trains, cooking classes in Italy, and much more!

Venice, Italy’s Warped Sense of Scale

A recent visit to Venice, Italy got me thinking about the model train set I had as a kid, and how it taught me the meaning of scale. For those who have never played with model trains, they come in two different scale sizes: N and HO. HO is the larger of the two, with a ratio of 1:87.1, while N gauge ranges from 1:148 to 1:160. Because of this difference in scale, an HO caboose seriously dwarfs an N caboose when sitting side by side. Serious model train aficionados (i.e. adults) would never dream of mixing HO with N.…