Tag Archives: Dante
Back in Dante’s Company
Oh my, it was hard to leave that beautiful place, the generosity of good friends, and the restfulness of a day off. But all the rain had washed the haze away, so we stepped out into a brisk and clear … Continue reading
My Kind of Rainy Day
Rain was predicted for the whole day today; twice I felt a few drops. My kind of rainy day! The first two-thirds of our day’s walk were similarly dull to yesterday’s. Nothing but long, flat, straight sidewalks along closed-up restaurants and … Continue reading
The Ticket Checker Magnet Strikes Again
This peculiar curse came upon me in 1993 when I was living in Slovakia with my family. We never saw anyone use tickets on public transit, so we assumed that nobody bothered to pay to ride. This was pretty dumb; … Continue reading
I Would Walk Five Hundred Miles and I Would Walk Five Hundred More
…just not along a canal. Actually I only tonight caught up on our statistics; we actually crossed the five hundred mile point a few days ago. So we are definitely more than halfway there, both in time and in space! Today … Continue reading






















