A woman encounters a familiar face while on an Italian train ride to her best friend’s funeral. This story was selected as the winner of the Romance on the Road…
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A traveler takes part in the solemn nighttime ritual of transhumance on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Midnight had hardly passed when the bell sound descended from the mountain. We had been…
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A photojournalist on assignment dives headlong into the guts and glory of Carnevale in Italy’s Sardinia. All photos (C) B.A. Van Sise There’s a moment, I think, when one has…
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A traveler to an Italian island enters a city that seems to have long been forgotten by the outside world. Bus stations are rarely places to linger, and squeezed between…
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A courageous traveler refuses to let a progressive neuromuscular disease prevent her from achieving her dream of climbing Florence’s iconic Duomo. Steps are hard. In fact, having been born with…
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On the border between Italy and Austria, two intrepid adventurers follow local mythology into the mountains where an incoming storm tests their resolve. This story was chosen as the winner…
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A jaded priest-in-training confronts the realities of his chosen career when he leaves Rome and travels Italy. This story was chosen as a runner-up in our “Unexpected Adventures” travel writing…
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A solo traveler on a beach in Italy wrestles with feelings of inadequacy when he is presented with the opportunity to become a hero. This story was chosen as a…
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A traveler in Tuscany gets locked in his apartment, where he witnesses the lives of passersby below his balcony and gets a taste of the Covid-19 lockdowns to come. I…
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