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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ~ St. Augustine (354-430)

Although St. Augustine’s insightful quote was penned in the 4th century, his words are truer today than ever before.  My own experience bears that out.  I had lived a quiet and relatively sheltered life until a friend suggested we go to Europe to help esca...

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I’ll always have Paris!

Although I was here on a business trip, with only a small amount of time to myself, I couldn’t help being uplifted as I stepped off the plane. It was 5 degrees and raining, but nothing could dampen the feeling that I had returned to a kind of spiritual home....

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A Day in Florence

As I sit on the Balcony of my hotel room sipping a cool drink, my gaze transfixed on the burnt orange sunset that kisses the city "Buona sera" from behind the silhouetted Ponte Vecchio, I realise how fortunate I am to have spent the day in FLORENCE. This Renai...

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