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A Year in Italy
Ericka and I lived in Bologna, Italy from August 2003 to June 2004 while I worked on my master's degree in International Economic Development at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International...
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Bologna: The Two Towers (Due Torri)
Bologna's center is unmistakeably the Two Towers, the tallest and most visually striking structures in the entire city of Bologna (even if the churches and cathedrals surpass them in elegance). In the...
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Bologna
I've never met a traveler who went to Italy for the purpose of seeing Bologna, and yet I've never met a traveler -- or any Italians -- who experienced Bologna and didn't recall it fondly. It is a...
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Venice
A late night arrival by slow train from Emilia Romagna, and the long walk through the cool October night air in a light drizzle that kept the streets mostly silent. The water in the channels rippled...
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Rome
You can hardly miss Rome; all roads lead there. We found ourselves in Rome on purpose the first time, and by accident several times subsequently. Perhaps nowhere else in the country does one find such...
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The Near Side of Salina Island
Above us, the clouds covered the peak of the massive peak that formed the center of the island, obscuring from us the real dimensions of the island. A single road circumnavigated the island's...
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San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore
When I think back on San Valentino I won't remember the horns, but I will remember the outpouring of warmth and affection, the carefree way strangers took us into their homes and treated us like...
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1000 Years of Rocca Calascio
As we circled up into the mountains of Abruzzo the air thinned and the November sun streamed unabated through the passes and over the rock laid bare by passing time and the elements. Occasional...
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San Marino
We found empty, cobbled streets, gorgeous vistas of snowy hillsides, abandoned stone towers, and an enjoyable glimpse of how hard life in the Middle Ages must have been during times of inclement...
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The Road to Vernazza
The turn-offs towards the little coastal towns were better suited for motorcycles than 4 wheeled vehicles, or even our little, rented VW Polo. Down and around hairpin curves, each of which threatened...
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44N, 09E: Where am I?
Early morning, waters of the Mediterranean lapping at the edge of the harbor, the Castello built on a pile of rocks stands forgotten in time. Sea birds perch along its roofline. The peal of the church...
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