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“P” is for Paris
Peonies Pompidou Pâtisserie Petits bibelots Pique–nique Pouting a la moue Ponctualité Protest Pont des Arts @$#%& Prix Fixe Pernod Picasso Petite Jolie Paul For Vanessa, my friend and mentor since...
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Pacific Northwest: Bainbridge Island & Port Townsend
We ferry across Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island, home of Lone Pine Farm & Studio and a long-awaited and highly touted Pino’s pizza from Via Rosa — both worth the wait. Art on the Farm Our island...
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Dreaming of a Red Christmas
I arrive to a grim, gray and blizzardy Manhattan. I am longing to see RED. I trot to Museum of American Folk Art‘s exhibition of bright geometric quilts created by recuperating soldiers from wool...
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Born To Run
My pal theater boy somehow scores tickets to Bruce Springsteen on Broadway. Magic, sleight of hand and surprise are just a few of his many gifts. We arrive rumpled and in need of a recharge. It is not...
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Nevis: Bohos in the Wild Blue
How do you write about travel when you’re not traveling? We’re sequestered. Our wings are clipped — it’s a fallow period. Here is a warm memory of a favorite destination while we wait to resume our...
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Ah, Assisi
We are in Assisi, a lovely town. Saints, sun and solitude. Life is smooth. I lock us out of our little apartment with the keys inside. So what. The landlord pops us back in with a credit card, that...
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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN TUSCANY
Pistoia: Gritty & Glorious Pistoia is an ancient and somewhat gritty walled city tucked between Florence and Lucca. It’s just far enough off the beaten track for locals to outnumber tourists,...
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Cernobbio Serenità
We drive to the sleepy lakeside village of Cernobbio to hone our far niente skills. Lake Como is a glorious shade of blue in the warm sun of la primavera. As always, I scan for our Laglio neighbor,...
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Rockin’ Rendezvous: Montreal Jazz Festival 2023
Portions of this write-up originally appeared in RealFoodTraveler.com, where I am East Coast Editor. We’re ecstatic to be heading to the 43rd edition of the world’s largest jazz festival, the Festival...
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Zurich: Spring Break
Old pal Marcello invites us to Zürich for my birthday, a mere three hours from our “home away” in Sagnino, Italy. The Driver loves a road trip, and we both adore Marcello — let’s go! The Driver can’t...
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