2. A week-long journey to the inner regions of the Eastern Bloc in the snowiest, coldest of winter. Pack light: cashmere scarves; 1 (one) impeccably fitted winter coat; a pocket full of cash for trouble (girls and boys, vodka, kasza). Three film references: Inland Empire; The Decalogue; Ashes and Diamonds.

3. Shamelessly reproduce, in part, Anthony Bourdain’s tour of Paris. Accommodations at L’Hotel. Boudin noir and cote de boeuf at Chez Robert and Louise. Break the record for racing through the Louvre. Day-trip to Versailles with an iPod containing (i) The Radio Dept.; (ii) Gang of Four; and (iii) New Order.

4. Rome. Peter Greenaway’s Rome: fascist architecture; the typewriter as a viewing-platform for the entire city (“It’s like a box at the theatre at which Rome is the play.”). As wet as October, indeed.

5. The French Laundry.