Strasbourg has been known throughout history as a city at the crossroads.
. . . . it's a nicer place than today, and we have proof. With a little bit of digging and an added ounce of earnest research, we can turn the tables and see what life was like in previous and distant decades. Yes, of course it wasn't perfect. Women are in…
We're talking here about freedom, something that seems to be in short supply in this time and place. Clouds hang over so many countries, all at once. A handful of very wealthy and loud autocrats have taken control of most of what is ours and now tell us what to do and what…
“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
“Ronda is the place where to go, if you are planning to travel to Spain for a honeymoon or for being with a girlfriend.” Hemingway.
“Italy offers one the most priceless of one’s possessions – One’s own soul”
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1934-2002) – American Journalist and memoirist