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Real Crimes and the Coming Violence

An alpine glacier as I flew towards Milan.

I just enjoyed a get-away to Europe for almost two weeks. I spent three days with Mona at her place in southern Switzerland where I hadn’t been for 20 years, and another three days in a small town in the Italian Alps with my old […]

September 6th, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Book Reviews, History, Travel report | 2 comments

Crossing the Planet

Four planes and 24 hours in transit but I made it without much trouble”¦ Kicking myself that I didn’t have my camera ready when we were soaring over the Amazon from Manaus to Belem, especially towards the end when an incredible view at dusk opened up to the west. Multiple giant rivers and […]

January 25th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: General Musings, Travel report | 5 comments