Posts Tagged ‘ Travel ’

Women who run with the camels

Women who run with the camels

That is what co-owner Miranda Innes calls women who show up in at her Moroccan B&B alone. Yet I would not recommend it for the feminine faint of heart.  A woman alone in a souk with her own pocketbook in tow throws Moroccan male concepts of where a woman should be…

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About packing

About packing

Check out www.onebag.com .  This website has a good packing list, as does Rick Steves’ website, www.RickSteves.com .  For more than a month, you may not be able to get everything in one bag, but it is a helpful place to start!  And you will not lose your bag. Things…

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Dealing with people’s reactions

Dealing with people’s reactions

When you share your plans:  “I’m going to Italy for two (or three) months!” be prepared to handle the reactions.  You’ll find three main reactions.   1.The detractors, who will try to tarnish or take your dream.  (For example: “It is way too hot that time of year.”  “You really…

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Italy is not a good place to experience suffering

Italy is not a good place to experience suffering

Every Christmas day, in the fondo of Palazzo della Corgna, the terzieri of Castello presents inspirational scenes for the season (called a presepe).  It is Castello’s gift of the season to the community.  Castello is one of three terzieri’s (a section of the town, with deep historical roots).  Each terzieri…

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Snowfall in la Pieve

Snowfall in la Pieve

Citta della Pieve, Umbria. We had three inches of snow in la Pieve Friday night into Saturday morning.  The streets are very icy right now, and the temperature quite low.  The BBC online has the headline “FREEZING WEATHER BRINGS MISERY TO EUROPE.” Not at all sure we are miserable here,…

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