Video: Transformation and Security
22:55 13/09/2016
Twice a year, each July and August, Siena readies itself for the big horse race (in which 10 of its 17 neighborhoods — chosen by lottery — will...
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Video: The Dragon District Throws a Big Pre-Palio Dinner Party
22:55 13/09/2016
Two nights before Siena’s Palio horse race, the Dragon district gathers for dinner. I’m wearing the Dragon colors, in the backyard of the Church...
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Video: For the Sienese, You’re Born, Then There’s the Palio, Then You Die
22:55 13/09/2016
On Siena’s main square, Il Campo, my tour guide Roberto Bechi explains, “For the Sienese, you’re born…there’s the Palio…and then you...
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Video: Getting Ready to Watch Siena’s Palio
22:55 13/09/2016
At Siena’s Palio horse race, bleacher and balcony seats are expensive, but it’s free to join the masses in the square. And those who are really...
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Il Palio Attracts Crowds to Siena
22:55 13/09/2016
Being in Siena for the Palio horse race is really a series of mob scenes. These three photos capture the crush of the crowds. Imagine being in the middle...
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Video: At Siena’s Palio Horse Race, I Learn Where “Jockeying” Comes From
22:55 13/09/2016
At the Palio, the entire city of Siena packs into the main square, Il Campo. Finally, it’s time for the race. A cart pulled by oxen carries the coveted...
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Video: Thanks for Joining Me for 100 Days of Europe
22:55 13/09/2016
With this post, I wrap up my second big 2016 trip — two two-month European adventures filled with learning, experiences, life-long memories, and lots of...
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Clinton vs. Trump: Your Blind “Issues Taste Test”
22:55 13/09/2016
When I ask Trump supporters why they’d vote for him they generally say it’s because they don’t like Hillary. I ask why and they say the same three...
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Floating Between Sand and Sea in Oman
22:55 13/09/2016
Dune Bashing in the Desert It is, as the ads say, like floating on air. Our hired jeep trembles slightly before falling, falling, softly over the edge...
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7 of the Best Spas in the World
22:55 13/09/2016
The Search for the Best Spas in the World There’s something about not being able to have something for a while that makes you long for it all the...
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