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Italy

Contemporary Art at Fondazione Prada

November 2, 2026

Prada, the iconic high fashion atelier in Milan, has a museum with a contemporary art mission. The site itself is art: It used to be a…

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Italy

Build the Cathedral and Repair It for Eternity

October 31, 2026

I’ll think of today as Milan Duomo day, but we actually didn’t start to explore the cathedral until the afternoon. The morning was devoted to Pinacoteca…

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Italy

“Where for Art Thou…” Never Mind, He’s Not Here

October 30, 2026

We left Veice this morning. Here is the baggage being loaded onto a baggage boat. The people travelled in the luxury of a water taxi. We…

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More Buffalo and More Paestum

November 9, 2025

We did a new version of our itinerary from October 26. New water buffalo, same Paestum. Today we visited an organic water buffalo farm and it was different from the last. This…

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Leaving with Laura

Leaving with Laura

I am a retired middle school science teacher, administrator, and head of school. I am very grateful to be traveling again, and will not take being able to travel for granted! I like to learn about history and art when we travel, as well as natural history.

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