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An Italian leather anniversary, part III: Alberobello

Like giant white and grey mushrooms sprouting up from the fields, clusters of pointy stone trulli started to appear along the roadside as we wound through narrow walled streets towards Alberobello, the last stop on our southern Italy tour.  Alberobello is a small but fascinating town located in the Puglia region of Italy, just an... Continue Reading →

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Romance on the canals of Venice, Italy

Venice is the ultimate romantic dreamland. Built out of nearly 100 natural islands by mainlanders escaping the marauding barbarians after the fall of Rome, for centuries this surreal floating city was nicknamed La Serenissima, "The Most Serenely Beautiful One". A labyrinth of sparkling canals, more than any other European city Venice has an endlessly seductive charm. It is... Continue Reading →

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