Youth, Brilliance and Divine Inspiration

Learned that Michelangelo was 21 years old when he arrived in Rome and 30 when he began to paint the Sistine Chapel…he was never a painter and hated the city of Rome…but he took the job, relentlessly competed and drew 363 people on the ceiling over a four-year period on the greatest piece of artwork […]

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No Plan in Florence

Love dropping into a city with no plan. No accommodation, no nothing other than an average guidebook and my bags. Not because I enjoy having no plan. Like my Mom would say many times, ‘Yogi—you always have a plan. I didn’t raise a fool.’ She’s right, I do have a plan—to just listen to my […]

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People Watching in Verona

It’s always a blast to meet new people on the road. We come from various backgrounds, hold onto different ideals and yet have many shared experiences. About as fun as it gets on the road is watching people and making up stories for them as you watch. The young traveler trying to find him or […]

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