Italy, no country for women
Italy is one of my favorite places on earth, but not because of the way it treats women. In the late 1980s I spent my days as a student studying in Florence armed… Continue reading
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pets & nunchucks (Black Friday, Neapolitan-style)
Christmas shopping in Naples: Nativity creches? Check. Gold and coral jewelry? Check check. Chocolates, coffee and wine gift baskets? Check check check! And then there’s this shop across from the Porta Nolana, an… Continue reading
butt it out
I’ve spent a regrettably huge portion of my life swathed—albeit most of it furtively—in a cloud of smoke. I’m what you call a master closet smoker, dabbling in the dueling black arts of… Continue reading
crumbling Italy
In Pompeii the sky is falling–the house of the gladiators fell down on Saturday. Located near the base of Mt. Vesuvio, the area surrounding the ancient city is called Campania–the home of Sofia… Continue reading