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Visiting Florence (Where’s the Machine?)
The walls that enclose the rail line are covered with graffiti, and the train terminal feels grimy and is filled with a lot of...
Jun 13, 20124 min read


Siena and the Towers of San Gimignano
Siena is such a confusing place, initially, when arriving by rail. You walk out the front door of the train station, and all you see in...
Jun 12, 20123 min read


Naples, Italy in Review
Naples could use some work… some oversight… maybe a good scrubbing with lots of bleach. I was told by a colleague that it’s “not a place...
Jun 12, 20122 min read


In Rome, Trying to Avoid Saying “When in Rome…”
The plane has landed. Finally! This is my first trip to Italy, and the last time I was in Europe at all was when I was one year old… so...
May 30, 20123 min read
European Getaway
Flying, running away from the sun. If we kept going, we would meet again in the middle of the world, and that’s probably just what we...
May 28, 20121 min read
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