Saturday. Clear blue skies. About 50 degrees. Yes! I headed down the canal on my bike, but decided on a change of...
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A Cute, Little Italian
Hmm. I might find me a cute, little Italian. All the right curves and straight lines. Just my size. Fits into tight...
Signs of Sanremo
As a designer, I'm enchanted by the signage I see around Italy and France and love to stumble across old signs that...
Sanremo on the Riviera
The locals write "Sanremo", a conjunction of the saint's name. The rest of the world splits it into two words: San...
Smell the Money in Monaco
We continued on to Monaco and the Casino Monte-Carlo. Who'd have imagined? All of us commented on the...
Bluone: Open Hearts in Bologna
Years ago, a girlfriend of mine from Seattle traveled and stayed with Marcello and Raffaella Tori of BluOne Cooking...
Signage & Storefronts
As a designer and artist, being here in Italy is a pilgrimage to the home of all the motifs, patterns and visual...
Castles & Palaces
Saturday evening, after walking around Bologna for over 6 hours, I went back to my hotel room to chill out....
Bologna Arte Fiera
Scatter sculpture, paintings and installations in amongst mediaeval buildings and you've got the makings of a visually...
Tartuffo Bianco in Bologna
OK. So add Bologna to my list of amazing places to visit in Italy. It's right up there with Venice, (which makes me...
Cathedral, Basilica, Chapel, Baptistry
After rising up from the valley floor in the funiculare tram, a short walk brings you to the old plaza,...
Bergamo: “Home on the Mountain”
For 4 Euro and 20 cents - about $6.00 - each way, I was able to hop on the train and take a 45 minute ride to Bergamo,...
Apologies to Vegetarians
I guess this blog site might be a turn-off to vegetarians. Sorry about that. I'm living in Italy. Not just meat, but...
Wild Boar at 10:00 P.M.
Mmm. It's 10:00 p.m. and I just cut into a big chunk of Cinghiale Bresaola - uncooked, aged, wild boar meat....
How About a Mortadella Burger?
This could easily be the next big thing. The new, chic food. All it would take is some hip New York restaurant to put...
Centrale Station Doorway
Getting out at Milano Centrale Metro Station to change from one line to another, I came up the escalator and was faced...
Winter Cat
January 7, at 40 degrees on a gray day, I bundled up and hopped on my bike for a ride along the canal. Down a ways,...
100% Italian Meat
Walking past the bus stop, this ad stopped me in my tracks. McDonald's. (A stranger in few parts of the world.) The...
History Buff on Wheels
"I was born in 1945 during the war years and I grew up with family members all around me talking about politics and...
Artichokian Flowers
Have you ever wondered about the first ones to eat something new that they hadn't encountered before? IS it edible?...