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Odds and ends, Rome, Italy

By ad | Published: September 9, 2011
The confused question has now been replaced by a delighted exclamation: “Oh! You speak English!” At least this time, this reaction does not come as a surprise. I started my trip in the less-touristy region where my parents were born, but with every new destination since – Milan, Turin and Cinque Terre – I have [...]
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Epic moments, Milan, Italy

By ad | Published: September 2, 2011
If Milan is all about art and fashion, then the three days I spent there were an all-out success. 1) Seeing da Vinci’s The Last Supper While standing in the first of two sealed chambers, I placed myself quite deliberately at the back of the group so that I would be the last to enter. [...]
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Why we love the ocean, Porto d’Ascoli, Italy

By ad | Published: August 31, 2011
No use talking about the places you’ve lived in or the people you’ve lived with. Our one true home is the sea. And it is a truth that forms even as our bones are beginning to shape themselves in the briny sea of a mother’s womb. The ocean is the place from which life arose [...]
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Driving through Andalusia

By ad | Published: January 30, 2011
I spent Saturday morning putting the finishing touches on the test I had to write to complete my meditation training. The dining room table is still covered in books, notebooks and highlighters. While writing out the answers (longhand, gadzooks!), I had an unexpected memory come back from my travels in Spain. A truly beautiful memory [...]
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Valencia – Golden

By ad | Published: August 30, 2010
It’s amazing how quickly one adapts to the more leisurely-paced European lifestyle. By the time we reached Valencia on the fifth day of our vacation, I was waking up “late” every day, taking long siestas in the afternoon, strolling instead of striding, and eating dinner as darkness began to fall. And once we discovered the [...]
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Barcelona – Look up, look way up

By ad | Published: August 22, 2010
I spent most of my stay in Barcelona looking up. In the city defined by Antonio Gaudí and other modernista artists, it’s not surprising to see that the edges of architectural innovation continue to be pushed. The heart of Barcelona remains the old town – its narrow streets lined with creamy-coloured buildings that seem to [...]
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Travels in Spain – August 2010

By ad | Published: August 19, 2010
In 2010, the year of questioning everything, I made a promise to travel every year from here on end. No more being satisfied with weekend road trips. No more “wait until I’m older” nonsense. I chose to start with Spain, long a dream destination of mine. Between August 1-18, I travelled from Barcelona to Valencia and through Andalusia, [...]
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How to choose a good travel companion

By ad | Published: July 31, 2010
As I prepare for my vacation, I am most grateful to be travelling with my best friend, who is the perfect travel partner. Why? * She likes walking anywhere. * Doesn’t have to pee too often. * Doesn’t want to spend every minute of our vacation together. * Doesn’t feel the need to fill comfortable [...]
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