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Tue, 24 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1098]
Mark Twain and Horace Greeley popularized the Grand Tour in the United States but it was already a right-of-passage for upscale Europeans in the 19th Century. One could hardly be considered cultured without having visited the capitols of Europe to ... Read more >
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 | By mimoso_666 | Views [585]
I am writing from no
country today. I am lost, somewhere, between Italy and Greece
(hopefully, the people in charge of the boat know where we are better
than I do!). I embarked yesterday afternoon on this ferry boat,
capable, during summer, of ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 | By mimoso_666 | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 | By mimoso_666 | Views [564] | Comments [1]
You know how first impressions are. When you have a job interview, you need to look presentable. When you meet one of your friend's boyfriend for the first time, usually, after one look, you have an idea of him set in your mind. Cities are the same.... Read more >
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1365]
IT MUST HAVE SNOWED LAST NIGHT. The cars coming towards us had 10 cm of the wihite stuff on their roofs and the roads were slushy in those places shaded from the sun. The firs were draped in ermine, creating a winter wonderland much like ... Read more >
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1375]
The Renaissance may have produced Italy's best art, but not the first. That distinction goes to those anonymous people who scratched and chipped images onto the glacially polished rock at the Valcamonica Rock World Heritage Site in the Third Millennium ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [985]
Milan is one of the world's centers for fashion. Where famous designers like Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace - plus scores of less familiar - have their stores. Where women - and men - dress like models in fashion magazines. ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1810]
I first encountered Michelangelo in Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy way back in 1965. I have re-read the book a couple of times since then, getting a better appreciation of the man and his art with each reading. And I have a tattered, ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 | By mazystar | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 17 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1896]
Reservations are required, often a month or more in advance. But, being us, we arrived at the Church of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan, home of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" just after eight this foggy and snowy morning with only ... Read more >
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1056]
It is one of the most iconic monuments in Italy. And, yes, the Leaning Tower really does lean, despite the heroic efforts of tourists to push it back in position in their photos. There weren't many tourists when we arrived from Lucca this morning, ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1230]
Connie is a maker of lists: the bird species she has seen (2500); the countries we have visited (90 for her, 70 for me); where we spent each holiday and anniversary. The current favorite, the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By frenchflower24 | Views [472]
Hi All, My apologies for the lack of entries over the last few days - unfortunately I don't even have a proper excuse for not keeping you updated! On Wednesday I took the train from Shepherds Well (near Dover) to Victoria Station, and then an express ... Read more >
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