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At Custer Meadow in Pease Park in Austin is a new piece of artwork, a series of sculptures called Stickwork.…

One of the nicest ways to spend an afternoon in Paris is by wandering along the Seine. In the 7th…

An excerpt from my novel “Truffle Hunt,” My novel Truffle Huntavailable for download Why so many people trudge into the…

Less than an hour from Catania’s international airport in Sicily is one of my favorite towns in the world, Ortigia. …

I spotted this vespa with a cracked windshield in Florence and it captivated me.  I wanted to know the story. …

Glasgow’s west end is only a couple miles from George Square, but in some ways it’s a world away.  Here,…

Paprika Chips One of my favorite things about travel is discovering new foods.  Everywhere little town or region in Europe…

The exact dates vary, but the Arabs are known to have introduced citrus to Sicily about 1,000 years ago.  The…

Torino’s Piazza Castello really goes all out for Christmas.  There’s a massive cone of spectacularly colored lights that create a…

It’s Christmas day in Torino, Italy.  Nothing is open, not even the little coffee shop where we get a shot…