On seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa

“Surprise is the great enabler of seeing” Alan Jacobs How can you see a place that you’ve seen a million … More

Getting back on the travel horse, plus the Elsa river in Tuscany

We’re back to our semi-nomadic ways and oh, how we’ve missed it! Ok, maybe not the schlepping of the bags … More

Yeah, Genoa. Because no one sighs and says, oh Genoa! when you tell them you’re going there. And for good … More

Occasionally on an excursion, Mark will look at me and say, Monster Park, Maer, and I’ll know exactly what he … More

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Coming from the relatively homogeneous US, I can’t get over how culture completely changes over small distances in Europe. You … More