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The Place I Leave, but That Never Leaves Me
In Colfiorito, Cucina Umbra was never just a restaurant. It felt like a small home for the village, with Titi and Lila as its warm heart and living memory.
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Moments from the road
Notes from our trip leaders and hosts: what actually happens when a small group travels slowly.
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Spello
Spello: The Village Where Doors Compete in Flowers
In Spello, flowers are more than decoration. They are local pride, a friendly competition, and a tradition that turns stone lanes into an open-air gallery.
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Italy
Inside Elvio Marchionni’s Spello: Where Time Becomes Art
In Spello, we met artist Elvio Marchionni in his studio and home—an intimate encounter with an artist who transforms the traces of time and old plaster into living works of art.
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Sicily
The Last Arancina in Palermo
We became absorbed in a debate over the name of Palermo’s famous rice ball. While we argued, the last one disappeared.
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Umbria
The Umbrian Lunch the Rain Tried to Ruin
Lunch was ready in an Umbrian garden under spring sunshine. One course later, the clouds arrived and the rescue operation began.
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Umbria
The Horse That Ate Our Map in Umbria
We stopped for a photograph with a quiet Umbrian horse. It ignored the camera and focused entirely on the map in our hands.
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Cairo
Lola: The Woman Who Makes Time Stand Still
Lola is more than someone you meet in Cairo. She is a living memory of another era, and a reminder that strength begins with curiosity—and that age never has to end learning or discovery.
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Umbria
Hunting Truffles with Uncle Pio in Umbria
We entered an Umbrian wood with Uncle Pio and his trained dog. A quiet truffle hunt became a morning of laughter, patience and buried treasure.
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