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The Alley of Death
Italy

The Alley of Death

May 20, 2022 0 0

Calle de la Morte in Venice is a mystery. Mr. Pretty and I had a spare hour before the art biennale opened one day, so we visited the narrow alley in the bright light of day. The story I’d heard before visiting was pretty straight-forward: the Council of Ten, which ruled Venice quite...

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Quit Bellyachin’ About the Biennale
Italy, Travel

Quit Bellyachin’ About the Biennale

Apr 24, 2022 0 0

I’m always amused at articles that position the Venice Art Biennale as something to be looked down by normal people. Take, for instance, this Vanity Fair article that’s dripping with sarcasm about celebrities and the celebrity art world getting special treatment and noticed for...

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Making lemonade
France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Pandemic, Portugal, Travel

Making lemonade

Feb 7, 2022 0 0

It feels like a very long time since I was able to post a year’s wishlist at a time when travel seems not just possible–but probable. That’s not to say that this year hasn’t been fraught with cancellations so far; I’m just choosing to make lemonade wherever...

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Tokyo Revisited (and Rescheduled)
France, Italy, Japan, Pandemic, Travel

Tokyo Revisited (and Rescheduled)

Apr 23, 2021 0 1

Thanks to the COVID-19 vaccines currently available (I have been fully vaxxed and past my two-week waiting period for about a week now), things seem to be on the verge of changing as far as travel goes. Greece will be allowing vaxxed Americans (and others) back into the country as of May 15....

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Travel-Inspired Creative Writing
Italy, Travel

Travel-Inspired Creative Writing

May 9, 2020 0 0

No matter where travel takes me, there’s always something that sticks with me long after I leave. In Venice, Italy it’s the sweet smell of the wisteria in spring. When I think of Buenos Aires, I think the incredible dinner and the new friends met at Casa Saltshaker. And in Bologna,...

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Italy

St. Catherine of Bologna: Patron Saint of Artists

Dec 25, 2019 0 1

The other day I received an email with some great news–one of my short stories will be published in the spring 2020 issue of Aji magazine. While all my travels in some way inform my fiction writing, this is the first of my shorts to be published that is directly inspired by a specific...

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Eating Across Bologna
Italy

Eating Across Bologna

Oct 12, 2019 0 0

You go to Bologna, Italy, you have to try the spaghetti Bolognese, right? Uh, no. Because Italians wouldn’t be caught dead serving meat sauce on tiny little thin spaghetti. And hey, I get it–you need a hearty noodle that can stand up to the meat. I’d also heard that the people...

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The B in Plan B is for Bologna
Italy

The B in Plan B is for Bologna

Oct 3, 2019 0 0

I’m fairly certain that Prague wants nothing to do with me. For the second year in a row I tried and failed to get there. A month before our trip there were plenty of unsold seats, only for the number to dwindle to almost nothing. It’s safe to say that non-rev travel to Prague is...

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Doing the Right Thing
Italy

Doing the Right Thing

Aug 10, 2019 0 0

I’m thrilled to hear that Venice is renewing pressure around banning cruise ships of over 1,000 tons from entering Venice proper (that they’re actually banning them is not correct, by the way). You know, I get that Venice depends on tourism to survive, but does anyone actually think that there...

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Venice Art Biennale: A Survival Guide
Italy

Venice Art Biennale: A Survival Guide

Jun 18, 2019 0 0

This year’s trip to Venice coincided with the art biennale, which makes this my second art biennale. Venice is overwhelming to begin with when it comes to art. The art in the churches alone could keep you busy for days, and then there’s the Peggy Guggenheim Collection,...

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