Nice, France — Finishing up a week of walking in Provence is always a melancholy experience. First, we’re saying goodbye to a great group of friends and travelers. Also, we are leaving France and returning home to Italy. This means facing a nine hour drive, 60% of which is comprised of Mad Max style highway, popping […]
Capitan’s Blog, Camogli, Italy — I’m very happy to report that little has changed here in this charming fishing village just south of Genoa. There are no chain stores or luxury boutiques and the cafes and restaurants remain firmly in local hands. In the late afternoons, I like to stroll down to the port cafes and […]
Ozone Park, Queens — I’ll begin where I left off, back underneath the A Train on Liberty Avenue. As I said in my previous post, life in Queens is a bustling, multicultural experience and usually it is as noisy as it is diverse. It is the classic urban symphony of sirens, trucks, car horns and boom […]