Tuscany Memories
1:00 01/01/1970
Travel in Tuscany these last couple weeks has given me a chance to really improve my Rick Steves’ Florence & Tuscany guidebook. And that time has been filled with great travel memories.   It seems...
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Chores on the Italian Road
1:00 01/01/1970
I’ve been on the road for nearly two months now, and I’m in a great work groove. Even the little chores are fun. Tour guides know that when you’re in Europe surrounded by tourists binging on...
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Centuries-Old Technology Still Keeps the Thieves Out
1:00 01/01/1970
Updating the town walk for the Lucca chapter in my Italy guidebook, I was impressed at how many shops on the main drag had been in the same family at the same location for over a century. And this...
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Fingers or Forks – Local habits & table manners
1:00 01/01/1970
Oh boy oh boy, farting and belching at the table? Surely not? But yes, in some cultures it’s considered acceptable ánd a nice gesture towards the chef of your meal. On your travels, have you ever...
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Our Europe trip – City 12: Sarajevo!
1:00 01/01/1970
Our 12th stop on our trip to meet our Spotters in 25 cities: Sarejevo! Sarajevo is the only city on our trip we had not visited before, and it’s been high on my personal (very long) “cities I...
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Enjoying Steak Dinner at Osteria dell’ Aquacheta
1:00 01/01/1970
High-intensity travel makes me hungry — especially in Italy. The one meal I’ve been looking forward to more than any other is a big steak dinner at Osteria dell’ Aquacheta in Montepulciano....
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European cheat sheet for wonderful, winey weekend in Napa, Ca.
1:00 01/01/1970
  If you’re planning a trip to San Francisco and you’d like to add on a couple of relaxing days to experience wine country but you’re in the throes of a dilemma trying to choose between the...
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5 best places to see Berlin as the City of Spies
1:00 01/01/1970
Shadowy spies with dark secrets stalked the streets of Berlin for so many years that they coloured the character of the place. Cold War tensions between East and West were never clearer than at the...
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One hidden secret to getting cheaper business class flights to Europe
1:00 01/01/1970
With the U.S. dollar surging against the euro, international business class travel is now more affordable for Americans than it has been in years. This year, the euro fell below 1.10 against the...
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Istanbul in the footsteps of John Malkovich
1:00 01/01/1970
Palaces line the shores of the Bosphorus Strait. Mosques and minarets mingle with European colonial buildings, which are punctuated from time to time with skyscrapers. In between there are bazaars...
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