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22 Oct
Poised between two worlds: the sedentary one of village and farm, the other, on the hoof, across an ocean of sand. If the desert appears empty,...
20 Oct
It takes a special eye to see natural beauty and reinterpret it into something else that is different and just as lovely. Anne Summers has always...
19 Oct
Berlin Wall: 10.16.10
17 Oct
We have found two classic purveyors who we never fail to visit on our trips to Argentina and Uruguay. Benitez is the talabarteria where I...
13 Oct
An hour and a half from our home in Pueblo Garzon, straight up the Atlantic Coast on the way to southern Brazil, is the slightly trashy, quite...
12 Oct
Aaron Hojman – Aaron of Casa Zinc and La Barra’s Trading Post, Aaron of the capricious, unerring eye and lightening smile, said to...
5 Oct
26 Sep
The Grande Dame of Florence’s hotels is the Villa San Michele, located a short ten minute drive from the city center on the lush hillside...
26 Sep
Dario Cecchini is a real character; he is also an inspired cook who, for the last 35 years, has run his tiny butchery near Greve and then two...
25 Sep
My day started 30 minutes from Perugia in Umbria, that less-known sister of Tuscany, the one that is a little more withdrawn, that carries her...
23 Sep
Perhaps it is only with age that one begins to truly appreciate texture. Be it the removal of surface layers to reveal the original, as in...
22 Sep
Doing a job well is a combination of smarts, passion, discipline and commitment. I love this combination in action and, because it is so inspiring,...
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