Counting Olympic Gold: USA? Jamaica? Uzbekistan?
22:55 13/09/2016
USA! USA! USA! Yes, we dominated the Rio Olympics, our athletes were magnificent, and I’m really proud. But, as we Americans count our gold medals and...
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Video: The Actual Palio — A Coveted Banner
22:55 13/09/2016
The coveted Palio banner is the trophy that gives the wildest horse race anywhere its name. This clip shows a dramatic procession through Siena, with the...
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Video: Lively Siena, Pre-Palio
22:55 13/09/2016
(Central Italy was hit by a devastating earthquake last night. Aftershocks could be felt in Siena, almost 150 miles away from the earthquake’s...
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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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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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Five Places in Europe That Stoke My Spirit
22:55 13/09/2016
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi As a Christian, I enjoy being open to spiritual experiences while on the road, and there’s no more spiritual...
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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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Blissful in Blue: The Lafodia Spa, Croatia
22:55 13/09/2016
The Relaxing Power of Blue in the Lafodia Spa When I think back to my time in Croatia this summer, I keep coming back to the beautiful colour of blue....
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Spain, Spain, You’re All The Same
22:55 13/09/2016
  The Tablas de Daimiel: A Surprising Discovery in Spain’s La Mancha Spain, Spain, you’re all the same. Full of sunshine, sand and...
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