Category: Field Notes
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Which Castle Are You Visiting?
Post cards from Bran
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Trebuie să Aștept
My visa was finally ready. Naturally, this required being told to come back later, celebrating with coffee and croissants, and joining a line that stretched down the steps of the immigration office.
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Stories of Romania: Vignettes
vignette (n.): A short scene or sketch. An unbordered picture that fades into the surrounding page.
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The View From Seat 41
A trip becomes something more, learning to appreciate the view from the window.
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Welcome Back to Romania
Salt mines, mountain hikes, and spa dreams.
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What Is in a Bottle of Wine?
I don’t really drink wine. But at a six-hundred-year-old family winery, I learned that a bottle contains far more than grapes: it holds family, land, time, and the balance between tradition and change.
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The Weight of Tradition
No plain black bags in this collection: Craft, tradition, and choosing integrity over growth.
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The Power of Patrons
Field notes from Florence on beauty, wealth, responsibility, and the futures powerful people choose to build.
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A Global City at Human Scale
A dinner in Florence reminded me that real connection cannot always be scheduled, optimized, or rushed. In a city known around the world, the most important lessons still happened at human scale.
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A Woman on a Bicycle
A woman rides a bicycle and the city moves around her.
Field Notes From Abroad 