Featured Archives - Katherine Dolan Writes

Cemetery November 4, 2023

This week marked two festivals devoted to the Dead: Halloween and All Saints Day. In Italy November 1 is called il giorno di Tutti...

Featured October 12, 2023

Yesterday I decided to visit the Museum of Hendrick Christian Andersen. I have to admit that I didn’t really know anything about him beforehand....

History September 1, 2023

John and I spent three months in Trieste last year, with the goal of finally becoming reasonably proficient in Italian. The teachers at Piccola...

Modern August 22, 2023

There’s something I find really appealing about the Balkans. If I had to do a Balkan mood board, there would be cute wooden cabins,...

Italy June 15, 2023

We are house hunting in Puglia right now and it is pretty stressful. There is a reason all those books and shows about people...

Featured August 20, 2022

Last September we went to Salzburg so I could run in the Mozart 100 ultramarathon, officially called Mozart 100 by UTMB®. I'd chosen this...

Europe March 25, 2021

We recently spent a month in a coastal town in Waterford County in south-eastern Ireland that is divided into two parts: Dungarvan and Abbeyside,...

Featured March 20, 2021

I'm very pleased to announce that the boxes are all unpacked and the welcome mat is out! This right here is my new digital...

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