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“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world, you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life and travel leaves marks on you.”
—Anthony Bourdain
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Tipping Culture
In Italy, as in most of Europe, workers in the service industry are paid a living wage by their employer. The tipping culture in the U.S. is out of control. Why should I, the customer, be the one to help the owner of the establishment pay his employees? If the owner can’t afford to pay…
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A bridge over troubled waters
My little apartment, or as I like to say, my Dorm room, is quite cozy. The energy here in Taormina is a meld of dichotomies. Relax – explore: Learn – reminisce: novelty – history; the dynamics of this island defy description. I got Wi-Fi yesterday. I had the presence of mind to bring my blue…
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Water, water everywhere
Ok, so it’s not a person, it’s a planet. Every time I have to open a plastic or glass bottle of water in Sicily my soul makes a sad face.🙁 There is nothing wrong with the water here. Agreed, it doesn’t taste good. It is full of minerals. I will find out the pH and…
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WINGING IT!
Yesterday I was dealing with the effects of jet lag and , or should I say not sleeping in Sicily. I was awake for much of the middle of the night and woke up in a fog after 9 am. I did some writing and then gently kicked myself out the door to see about…
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It’s nice to be had!
I am in Sicily, in my apartment outside the Messina gate! Marina, who helps run the Osteria that is on the first floor of the small building that houses my small apartment, told me – ‘you are family now that you are here.’ Wow! I traveled thru the Brussels’ airport. Like many airports now, it…
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