Exploring the color-filled city on the bay IF I SAY THAT VALPARAISO IS TO CHILE AS AUSTIN IS TO TEXAS, I mean to compliment both. Of course, I would have to layer in some New Orleans and some San Francisco to get the right mix, and yet that would not describe any of them justly….
Month: August 2012
ITALY / TUSCANY
THERE ARE NO BAD DAYS IN TUSCANY / I’ve enjoyed Florence in record summer heat and wedged in lines between tour groups. But, being there in late fall, when temps are cooler and visitors are fewer, it’s even better. Average high temperature in November is around 60 degrees F and low’s in the mid-40s. That’s perfect travel weather to…
NEW YORK / BUFFALO
Pull off the highway and prowl a business street that runs through any Texas town and I guarantee you’ll find several options for chicken fried steak, barbeque and tacos. But if you’re looking for a really good hot dog stand, head back to the highway because you’re taking a major road trip. Texans eat hot…
PERU / LIMA
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CHILE / VALPARAISO
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ITALY / TRAFANA
I CONFESS / I have never been to Trafana, Italy. Yes, it’s the namesake of my travel blog, but I’ve never been there. Nor do I know anyone who has. Hunting for a good name to market a line of contemporary furniture, I turned to a map of Italy for inspiration. Trafana it was! It never…
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