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A Twenty Days of Turin Tour

Fiction October 20, 2019

Today it was rainy and misty in Turin, with a creeping sense of gloom. In short, it was perfect weather to view some of...

Sekhmet in Piedmont

Italy October 5, 2019

Ancient Egypt is hard. There are too many dynasties. The Book of the Dead has a promising title but there is no clear plot....

Jolly Shoes and Tiramisu

Italy September 25, 2019

The other day I had to make a trip to Jolly Sports Shop. I have a scary race coming up and needed new running...

The Trials of Trail 27

Italy September 18, 2019

Sunday is my ‘long-run day’, and when in Turin, it’s the day I go up and over the one big hill close to the...

Turin’s Big Brains and Deviant Apples

Italy September 9, 2019

The other day I had an hour to kill in Turin’s Crocetta district, so I went to three museums in the same building—the “Luigi...

The Pleasure Palace of Venaria

Garden December 12, 2018

'Sweet boy,' she says, 'this night I'll waste in sorrow, For my sick heart commands mine eyes to watch. Tell me, Love's master, shall we meet...

Turin’s Touristy Treasures

Italy December 6, 2018

Turin is such a subdued, unassuming city that it's easy to forget its touristy side. But there is a world to see here --...

Alba: Truffle Town

Italy November 22, 2018

Walking into a reputable enoteca in Castiglione Falletto, I noticed a strange odor and initially assumed a bottle of wine must have burst and...

Grape Lore in the Langhe

Italy November 19, 2018

When a dear friend from New Zealand showed up for a visit in Turin last week, we were naturally delighted. How much more delighted...

Riddles and Roods in Vercelli

Italy February 24, 2021

I saw four fair creatures travelling together. Dark were their tracks, the path very black. Swift was their motion, faster than fowl they flew through the air, dove...

The Joanna-of-Naples Cure

History November 3, 2018

I don’t know about you but reading about antique hardships really warms my heart. It’s not Schadenfreude exactly; the pleasure comes not from the...

Witchery in Piedmont

History November 1, 2018

Seeing gleeful clots of tiny vampires and witches at a Turin mall tonight, I was pleased to see the local youth honoring its patrimony....

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Portal to Ur

The Other Gallipoli

Beach Walk

Tolkien in Italy