Category: Culture
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Which Castle Are You Visiting?
Post cards from Bran
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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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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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The History of Florence is Full of Women…
Field notes from a walking tour, a city after dark, and five women who shaped Florence without being given credit for it.
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Pentimento and Lunch
Field Notes from Florence on memory, return, and very good cheese.
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Stories of Krakow: The Dragon, The Bugler, The Enchanted Knights
Maybe it’s true, maybe it isn’t. But these are the stories.
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Krakow: Unexpected
Arriving in Poland and being surprised by both weather and culture.
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Vienna: What the Glass Takes
On glass, grief, and the difference between seeing and encountering.
Field Notes From Abroad 