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Stickwork, Austin, Texas
Photo: Brent Petersen At Custer Meadow in Pease Park in Austin is a new piece of artwork, a series of…
Pont Alexander III, Paris
One of the nicest ways to spend an afternoon in Paris is by wandering along the Seine. In the 7th…
Searching for that elusive truffle
An excerpt from my novel “Truffle Hunt,” about why so many people trudge into the woods looking for truffles. My…
Papyrus making in Sicily
Photo: Brent Petersen Less than an hour from Catania’s international airport in Sicily is one of my favorite towns in…
Vespa in Florence, Italy
I spotted this vespa with a cracked windshield in Florence and it captivated me. I wanted to know the story. …
Glasgow Botanic Garden, Scotland
(Photo: Brent Petersen) Glasgow’s west end is only a couple miles from George Square, but in some ways it’s a…
Paprika chips
Paprika Chips One of my favorite things about travel is discovering new foods. Everywhere little town or region in Europe…
Citrus in Sicily
The exact dates vary, but the Arabs are known to have introduced citrus to Sicily about 1,000 years ago. The…
Piazza Castello, Turin, Italy
Photo: Brent Petersen Torino’s Piazza Castello really goes all out for Christmas. There’s a massive cone of spectacularly colored lights…
Christmas in Turin, Italy
It’s Christmas day in Torino, Italy. Nothing is open, not even the little coffee shop where we get a shot…