Posts Tagged ‘Italy’

Confessions of a Cultural Idiot Part 2: Learn

March 14th, 2010

This is part 2 of a four part series, in which I chastise myself for past experiences and give advice on fixing myself for future travels. Yes, I can give myself advice without being crazy. If you’d like to catch up, you can read Part 1: Eat Stuff.

Lesson #2 for cultural idiots: Don’t just take photos, take inspiration.

I’m setting up a contest on the site called “Identify This Photo.” Because I need serious help with about 7,000 photos that are a total mystery to me. Seriously, I don’t even think I took most of them. My working theory is that they just came with the camera like that generic family in a new picture frame. You may not know them, but damn, they sure look pretty.

Do you know where this is? Me neither.

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Italian Women and Head Scarves

March 1st, 2010

Welcome to another Travel Math Monday. This week, an analysis of Italian women and their proclivity toward wearing head scarves. Here’s an overview of the types of women you see with and without.

10 Goofy Things I Learned in Italy

February 21st, 2010

A visit to Italy includes a wealth of history, beauty, art and class. But enough about that, here’s what else I learned:

  1. Mini-skirts and fishnet stockings are essential clothing to wear when walking a dog to crap on the sidewalk
  2. There is a collective consciousness that makes chasing after flocks of pigeons a universal imperative for children in any nation.
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Photo Phriday – My Name Is Lucca.

February 19th, 2010

The City of Lucca from above

A look back at the start of a week of cycling through Italy in May 2005.**