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Idrija: Slovenia’s Hidden Gem
Posted on December 31, 2019February 5, 2020

In the late 15th Century, a bucket maker living in the rugged landscape of what is today Western Slovenia came across something unusual near a local spring. Metallic and heavy like an ingot, this particular …

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Time for a Change
Posted on August 23, 2019September 20, 2019

In 1839, a young man from Massachusetts took a two-week boat trip down the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. The journey would form the basis of the 1849 book A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. …

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Costa Adeje: Where Western Culture Goes to Die
Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

An erudite woman once told me that the key to success is low expectations. Generally speaking, I have found this to hold true. It is often the case, that places I would never voluntarily travel …

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Is this Europe’s Best Newish Museum?
Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

Travel is essentially an exercise in time management. How you choose to spend your time will inevitably be the deciding factor on any trip. For those who are time rich, this might seem like less of a …

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Animals of the Galapagos: A Photo Essay
Posted on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019

Over the years I have taken a lot of photographs. Most of these images sit idly on my computer never to be seen again. So in an effort to make a few of these better …

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Spanish Culture in Five Books
Posted on July 26, 2019July 27, 2019

Spain’s literature ranks among some of the best in the West, but apart from Don Quixote, is vastly underappreciated among Anglophones.  The below five books represent the major literary traditions in Spain and are well …

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A Night at the Theater
Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019

Last year, as you might recall, I went to a strip club in Mumbai. Ok, there was no stripping per se, and the girls showed less skin than a bride at an Amish wedding, but it …

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Chernobyl: 2012
Posted on July 12, 2019July 19, 2019

Chernobyl has been getting a lot of attention lately after HBO’s excellent miniseries on the 1986 disaster that occurred here. (If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend that you take a look.) During the …

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Canceling Cambellotti
Posted on July 5, 2019August 8, 2020

One of the most beautiful buildings in Bari is undoubtedly the Palazzo dell’Acquedotto (Palace of the Aqueduct). It’s rather unassuming façade masks a nearly unaltered interior entirely decorated in what the Italians call Stile Liberty, …

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Why Italian Food Sucks
Posted on June 28, 2019July 21, 2020

Back in 1999, I took my first trip to Italy.  I was dazzled by the ancient ruins, the magnificent cathedrals, and, of course, the food.  It seemed no matter where I sat down, a good …

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