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Secret tunnels, a pigeon war hero, a miraculous bomb, and an invasion bigger than D-Day. Small Malta is big on riveting stories from World War II that expanded my knowledge about the island nation’s key role in that conflict.
Malta bombed my World War II ignorance Read more
When you’re the oldest library in the entire world, you’re a survivor and, aside from your venerable books, you have a few stories of your own to tell. We heard some of those tales during an excellent guided tour of Biblioteca Capitolare in Verona, Italy.
World’s oldest library survived plague, plunder, floods and bombs Read more
Sometime in my early adulthood, I graduated to prosciutto and dried salamis, leaving the humble bologna of my childhood behind. But in Bologna, Italy, it’s called mortadella. And suddenly, bologna-eaters are upscale, with permission to indulge openly in all the forms of that deli meat that the city offers.
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Despite the best efforts of many ancient cultures, you can’t take it with you – and if you were ever in doubt, the bones and stones of Evora will explain it to you.
Bones and stones of Evora explain: you can’t take it with you Read more