Room with a View '08

This is my last posting from Italy. We leave early Tuesday morning for the US and will arrive back there late in the evening. Marco is letti...

Hi all, the Internet cafe is jammed tonight and I'm on the slowest computer. Therefore, I'm going to just send this in one big posti...

Given that I have already explained my experience of the corruption in Italian government, I think I can now say I clearly understand the I...

Florence, Il Sallotte di Firenze B&B, Thursday, July 10, 2008, 6:24 PM Because we never really know who’s listening, like we have always...

From the Indian jewelry dealer, we crossed the street and look at the menu at Ristorante Alfredo. Unlike some of the other places on our str...

I am writing this entry on the train from Rome to Florence. It is great to leave Rome. We have been overwhelmed by heat, inconvenience, expe...