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Travel Log: Notre-Dame de Paris
News came yesterday of the terrible fire at the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris and I immediately thought back to my visit to the city in November of 2011. I had arrived from Firenze, via an overnight train, to meet a jazz musician friend there on tour. I was nearing the end of a three […]
MoreTravel Log: Real Jardin Botanico Madrid
In September 2011, I traveled to Madrid on a one way ticket, alone, with a backpack of clothes, a small laptop, and some toiletries…no phone, no itinerary. I had a rough “plan”, however…I had sketched a path along the Mediterranean coast, then maybe head north, and at some point, I would go home. I had […]
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Quote of the Day: Pico Iyer
Travel is like love, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity, ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end. – Pico Iyer
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Galileo Galilaaaame
I decided to check out the Galileo museum yesterday. It seemed like quite a good idea when I embarked upon the afternoon since I am on a church and art museum strike. To begin the tour of the museum, you step into a room that houses a giant astrological clock that “Galileo built” in the 16th century and was […]
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