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We started our day at the Sewer Museum, a successful entry after at least 8 years of trying to get in here – closed for the day, closed for remodeling etc. and, I have to say, I’m not sure it was the best use of our time but we did get see the museum mascots […]

Every trip I plan has a theme. And I feel like I told you that the theme of this trip is stained glass, World War II, and cars. As is often the case when I tell you something, it turns out to be wrong. The theme of this trip, I think, is going to be […]

We’re deeply involved in our respective packing rituals here. I’ve got tidy piles of color coordinated leggings and shirts, waiting to be rolled into my packing cubes, along with outlet converters, our passports, and a huge stack of pre-booked site entry tickets. Similarly, Ron is getting prepared by watching March Madness and some golf. We’re […]

We’re leaving Calabria and headed home. We had a nice farewell chat with our guide, Luca. He’s from Calabria and he deeply loves his home region. His summary helped me process and focus on a few things we saw on the trip. He says that Puglia – the first region we toured – was “discovered” […]