{"id":51533,"date":"2025-05-28T04:41:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T04:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/ak-monthly-recap-april-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T04:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T04:41:55","slug":"ak-monthly-recap-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/ak-monthly-recap-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"AK Monthly Recap: April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-ast-blocks-layout=\"true\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<div class=\"astra-advanced-hook-23274 \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><small><em>Adventurous Kate accommodates affiliate hyperlinks. If you make a purchase order by way of these hyperlinks, I&#8217;ll earn a fee at no additional value to you. Thanks!<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>April is without doubt one of the most lovely months in Prague \u2014 as a result of it\u2019s when the cherry blossoms burst into bloom. It\u2019s one of the blissful instances to go to this metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>After spending most of February and March touring, I used to be delighted to spend a complete month throughout the metropolis of Prague. It wasn\u2019t very thrilling \u2014 but it surely was precisely what I wanted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Kate smiling in sunglasses, standing in front of a lilac bush, wearing a green dress, purple shawl, and purple belt.\" class=\"wp-image-39180\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Kate smiling in sunglasses, standing in front of a lilac bush, wearing a green dress, purple shawl, and purple belt.\" class=\"wp-image-39180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-in-Purple-and-Green-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Easter requires sporting purple and inexperienced!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"destinations_visited\"\/>Destinations Visited<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Two rows of cherry blossom trees in Prague, set between two yellow buildings underneath a bright blue sky.\" class=\"wp-image-39184\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-800x601.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1536x1154.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-2048x1539.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Two rows of cherry blossom trees in Prague, set between two yellow buildings underneath a bright blue sky.\" class=\"wp-image-39184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1024x770.jpeg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-800x601.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-1536x1154.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-2048x1539.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cherry-blossoms-in-Prague-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This road stopped me in my tracks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"highlights\"\/>Highlights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cherry blossom season.<\/strong> It\u2019s so fleeting and such a ravishing time to be in Prague. I like how my neighborhood is especially awash in cherry blossoms!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosting Easter dinner in Prague.<\/strong> Charlie and I had a number of pals over, and we had a beautiful day. Klara made vitello tonnato, Charlie made roasted lamb and mashed potatoes, and I made dessert (extra on that under).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Really bonding with the cats this month.<\/strong> Charlie is Lewis\u2019s human, and he normally simply thinks I\u2019m \u201cthe lady,\u201d however this month Charlie went on a enterprise journey and we acquired to bond and cuddle collectively. <\/p>\n<p>And now Murray and I&#8217;ve bonded to some extent the place he sleeps towards me each night time, for at the least a bit. I feel I\u2019m formally Murray\u2019s human now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Kate and Charlie taking a selfie holding up bowls of truffle pasta.\" class=\"wp-image-39187\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-800x589.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1536x1132.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-2048x1509.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-150x111.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Kate and Charlie taking a selfie holding up bowls of truffle pasta.\" class=\"wp-image-39187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1024x754.jpg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-800x589.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-1536x1132.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-2048x1509.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kate-and-Charlie-with-truffle-pasta-150x111.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Celebrating two years of marriage.<\/strong> Charlie and I spent our anniversary at certainly one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/prague-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our favourite Prague eating places<\/a>, Aromi, consuming certainly one of our favourite dishes, their truffle pasta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My first vintage-fashion-by-the-kilo sale.<\/strong> I ended up getting a Valentino jacket and a Max Mara blazer for simply 55 EUR, in addition to a not-Herm\u00e8s-but-clearly-Herm\u00e8s-inspired scarf that felt gloriously silky for simply 5 EUR. It was superb what was simply hanging out on the racks! <\/p>\n<p>Both of them are a bit large for me, so I&#8217;d get them tailor-made down \u2014 or promote them for an affordable value, as bigger garments are sometimes robust to seek out in Europe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Murray outside in a carrier, looking a little bit scared and scrunched up.\" class=\"wp-image-39182\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Murray outside in a carrier, looking a little bit scared and scrunched up.\" class=\"wp-image-39182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Murray-outside-in-carrier-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cOutside is scary. Right, Lewis?\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Lewis the cat in his carrier out on grass, looking apprehensively through the mesh.\" class=\"wp-image-39183\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-800x578.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-768x555.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1536x1111.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-2048x1481.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-150x108.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Lewis the cat in his carrier out on grass, looking apprehensively through the mesh.\" class=\"wp-image-39183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1024x740.jpeg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-800x578.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-768x555.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-1536x1111.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-2048x1481.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lewis-in-a-carrier-outside-150x108.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cYep. Outside is scary.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"challenges\"\/>Challenges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Not a lot dangerous occurred this month, aside from some boring enterprise stuff that was extra annoying than anything.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>We did take the cats for an out of doors go to for the primary time ever, taking them out onto our neighborhood sq. of their carriers, with them on leashes and one door open. Before at the moment, they solely went outdoors to go to the vet.<\/p>\n<p>And the cats\u2026had been terrified the entire time. Hid within the nook of their carriers, finally acquired up the nerve to show round and take a look at every little thing round them. Lewis hissed at somewhat canine that acquired too shut; Murray didn\u2019t even wish to go after the birds.<\/p>\n<p>So we do wish to take them outdoors once more\u2026however I hope they&#8217;re much less scared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m nonetheless getting physiotherapy for the hip damage I\u2019ve been coping with, and it\u2019s been taking a bit longer than anticipated to get my baseline stage of mobility again.<\/strong> Sometimes it\u2019s nearly there; generally it feels frozen. I\u2019m grateful there isn&#8217;t any extra ache, although.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"The big Ten church on Prague's old town square, with a big field of yellow and red tulips in front of it.\" class=\"wp-image-39185\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"The big Ten church on Prague's old town square, with a big field of yellow and red tulips in front of it.\" class=\"wp-image-39185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Old-Town-Square-in-Prague-Spring-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"blog_posts_of_the_month\"\/>Blog Posts of the Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIMVk0Qo_dr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"most_popular_reel_on_instagram\"\/>Most Popular Reel on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>This month, I acquired my fifth million-view Instagram reel, and my first-ever million-view TikTookay! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about my prediction for the place the 4 season of <em>The White Lotus<\/em> will happen \u2014 and naturally, I embarrassingly pronounced the city mistaken, which could be why it went so viral!! You can watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIMVk0Qo_dr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@adventurouskate\/video\/7490995079868370218?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">on TikTookay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other movies of the month embody <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DI10MlRI7wc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">What\u2019s it actually wish to journey to Bhutan?<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIeXsUfu3fq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Americans Be Treated Badly in Europe?<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DH_a39fo5oS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What to Wear on an Overnight Flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For extra journey movies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/adventurouskate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">comply with me on Instagram at @adventurouskate<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@adventurouskate?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">on TikTookay at @adventurouskate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A giant cookie in a cast-iron skillet, with its bright pink flower-shaped lid to the side.\" class=\"wp-image-39181\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A giant cookie in a cast-iron skillet, with its bright pink flower-shaped lid to the side.\" class=\"wp-image-39181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petal-braiser-cookie-skillet-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_i_cooked_this_month\"\/>What I Cooked This Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>This month, I acquired a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m7Oq4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Le Creuset Petal Braiser<\/a>, which I noticed and instantly thought it was probably the most lovely pan I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/strong> They are expensive, however they&#8217;ll final a long time, and I intend to make use of mine endlessly. <\/p>\n<p>Mine is within the berry colour that isn\u2019t presently out there within the US, however a number of different lovely colours are!<\/p>\n<p>So far I\u2019ve cooked a number of focaccias, rooster piccata, pasta sauces, a cacio e pepe Dutch child, rooster cutlets. And for Easter, I baked a large skillet chocolate chip cookie for my pals to share.<\/p>\n<p>I used <a href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1024224-skillet-chocolate-chip-cookie?unlocked_article_code=1.EE8.0kAK.VZvrOyhCxhwe&amp;smid=share-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">this recipe from NYT Cooking<\/a> (gifted hyperlink), and it got here out SO good (although I did use half milk chocolate and half darkish chocolate, which I feel makes an important combine). Nothing like a melty-in-the-center cookie to complete a particular meal!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"tCObCpYScdE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paradise | First Official Trailer | Hulu\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tCObCpYScdE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_i_watched_this_month\"\/>What I Watched This Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>This month, my two large suggestions are \u201cgo in knowing as little about it as possible\u201d suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For TV, I used to be obsessive about <em>Paradise<\/em>. <\/strong>If you could have a <em>This is Us<\/em>-shaped gap in your coronary heart, it is advisable watch this \u2014 it has the identical showrunner (Dan Fogelman), similar star (Sterling Okay. Brown), and even the identical composer (Siddhartha Kosla), which provides to the ambiance.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling Okay. Brown performs the lead Secret Service agent for the U.S. President, who has been murdered. And then the present goes in an surprising course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And for motion pictures, I completely beloved <em>Sinners<\/em>.<\/strong> Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring not one however two Michael B. Jordans (one thing I&#8217;ll by no means complain about, ever), it\u2019s a interval piece set within the Mississippi Delta in 1932 \u2014 and goes in some actually wild instructions.<\/p>\n<p>This is technically a horror film \u2014 however in the event you\u2019re a scaredy-cat like me, don\u2019t let that preserve you away. There are not any jumpscares; it\u2019s extra of an motion film. I even walked dwelling alone at night time after seeing it with no points. <\/p>\n<p>(And as a result of I dealt with <em>Sinners<\/em> so nicely, just a few days later, I made a decision to observe <em>Us<\/em> for the primary time. Now THAT is a really scary movie! I couldn\u2019t sleep for days!!!)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/ak-monthly-recap-april-2025\/about:blank\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?utm_source=generator\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_i_listened_to_this_month\"\/>What I Listened To This Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m listening to all 500 of\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2018s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500 Greatest Albums of All Time<\/a>, which I am enjoying immensely.<\/strong>\u00a0I am loving discovering new artists and listening to albums I\u2019ve in some way missed my whole life till now!<\/p>\n<p>In April, I listened to albums 400-373. Here are the highlights:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Discovery:<\/strong> <em>In Rainbows<\/em> by Radiohead. This album was famously the world\u2019s first pay-what-you-wish album by a significant artist, launched in 2007, however I had no concept how lovely an album it was. I\u2019ve by no means actually listened to Radiohead; I\u2019ve solely heard their songs right here and there. But that is so LIGHT and PRETTY and FULL OF STRINGS. God, I like strings. Give me all of the strings.<\/p>\n<p>I even have to offer a shout-out to <em>Brian Wilson Presents \u201cSmile\u201d<\/em> by Brian Wilson for being such a posh, surprising album. There is a lot lore behind this album I received\u2019t go into \u2014 however suppose The Beach Boys, solely darker, extra mature, and combined up in a carnival. I needed to take heed to it twice to essentially get it, however WHAT A RIDE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Favorite Discoveries:<\/strong> <em>Diana<\/em> by Diana Ross; <em>Something\/Anything?<\/em> by Todd Rundgren; <em>Young, Gifted and Black<\/em> by Aretha Franklin; <em>Kaleidoscope<\/em> by Kelis; <em>When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?<\/em> by Billie Eilish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Revisited Album: <\/strong><em>The Emancipation of Mimi<\/em> by Mariah Carey. This was Mariah\u2019s large comeback album when it got here out in 2005 \u2014 and truthfully, it\u2019s rattling near PERFECT. Mariah\u2019s inimitable voice, Jermaine Dupri\u2019s manufacturing, among the finest songs of the period, wrapped up in love, heartbreak, and empowerment. It additionally doesn\u2019t sound dated in any respect.<\/p>\n<p>Honorary point out to <em>Black Messiah<\/em> by D\u2019Angelo and the VanGuard, an album I\u2019ve listened to repeatedly because it got here out in 2014. D\u2019Angelo hadn\u2019t launched an album since 2000\u2019s <em>Voodoo<\/em>, and since then he practically died in a automotive accident and determined to be taught to play guitar from scratch for his subsequent album. And the album is SO good. Dark. Fierce. Romantic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Songs: <\/strong>\u201cMaps\u201d by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, \u201cThe Moment\u201d by Tame Impala, \u201cNew Romantics\u201d by Taylor Swift, \u201cGhetto Children\u201d by Kelis, \u201cStay the Night\u201d by Mariah Carey, \u201cWeird Fishes \/ Arpeggi\u201d by Radiohead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the playlist:\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m making a playlist of my favourite songs from the five hundred albums \u2014 most one per album \u2014 on Spotify.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?si=94e4d503543d4126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can take heed to it right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowlight of the Month:<\/strong> <em>Moving Pictures<\/em> by Rush. I didn&#8217;t get this album, nor the sound of the band, in any respect. It sounded\u2026nearly like a joke?! Probably finest to say that I&#8217;m not the audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Random Thoughts:<\/strong> My favourite music of the month was \u201cMaps\u201d by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which I had heard from time to time however by no means actually listened to carefully. Oddly, I couldn&#8217;t stand many of the album till that music.<\/p>\n<p>And some enjoyable info: Kelis and Juvenile each have songs known as \u201cGhetto Children.\u201d Taylor Swift and Todd Rundgren each have songs known as \u201cSlut.\u201d And apparently a number of songs about Kokomo exist, as a result of Aretha Franklin has one known as \u201cFirst Snow in Kokomo.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A blue and white tram, blurry, going down the street in Krakow, a spiky church behind it.\" class=\"wp-image-18042\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSCF9673-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSCF9673-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSCF9673-400x300.jpg 400w, 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Charlie and I are throwing a celebration for Charlie\u2019s fiftieth birthday and our second anniversary, and we might be welcoming a lot of family and friends to our metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>At the tip of the month, my pal Cailin and I might be heading to Krak\u00f3w, Poland, for just a few days. 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