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Waking Up in Sardinia - Part 1
Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken! -
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Misadventure in Budapest
The cab driver is furious. He's rabid. I'm afraid he'll bite me and I'll need shots. For NEW subscribers, a 5- minute journey
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Venice - The Last Verse
Do you ever just say to yourself, “I am not going home. I am never going home."
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Venice - La Serenissima
The cat waits patiently under my chair, hoping for one last lick of buttered toast. In the corner, a old man with an attitude is reading Le Monde. A…
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August 2024

Bite Me
From the 🌿Leaves archive, a two-minute report from Torino, Italy
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July 2024

Bassano del Grappa
I felt like someone hit me in the head with a large mallet... a 3-minute day trip
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A Swiss-Italian Holiday
Rural northern Italy is a ragged quilt, tossed on a lumpy, love-worn bed. Pastures are frayed around the edges, stitching has pulled loose ... . A…
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June 2024

Consonno, Italy - Almost a Fairy Tale
but, alas, no. ~ A six-minute ESSAY on delusion and greed from the 🌿Leaves archive
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April 2024

In Search of the Holy Gale
Lost and found on the Black Rock dry lake = a THREE-MINUTE adventure
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March 2024

La Cinque Terre
And a surprise on Lovers' Lane
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La Huchette
Intriguing possibilities and promises of a short-term romance tumble out into the narrow night lanes of Paris - A two-minute stroll
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Ferry Crossing to Orkney
I grabbed onto the sturdy arm of a total stranger, and stuck to him like a barnacle on the belly of a whale. - Five minutes of hair-raising travel
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