Siena

My plans to watch the Palio, a biannual mock knights-on-horses rivalry, where Italian neighborhood …

Firenzi

The train ride through Tuscany was lovely.                       P                       I I arrived i…

San Giovanni di Genoa

Arriving in Genoa on the name day of its patron saint, Giovanni, was like being gifted a city. A ve…

The Italian Riviera

The park gardener in Fes gifted me with a bouquet of lavender as a Buddhist would, with a deep bow …

Fes - I did everything but the henna

The title is for my roommates Danielle and Brigitta, who were there at the end of each day and hear…