CFlisiA sacred mountain in Italy from a canine POVMy humans and I have walked Sacro Monte di Varese in every season. We have done both the nature walk in the woods of Campo dei Fiori (from…·5 min read·Apr 16, 2024----
CFlisiinDigital Global Traveler(R)evolution in Scottish FoodScotland’s culinary fame has always been based on its eponymous drink (scotch), with perhaps a nod to its salmon (fished, not farmed)…·4 min read·Apr 6, 2024--1--1
CFlisiSavouring Genoa superblyThe first time I saw Genova was when the city was preparing for the Columbus Exposition of 1992, commemorating 500 years since the…·3 min read·Jan 8, 2024----
CFlisiA MOVING EXPERIENCE: HOW THE MYTH STOLE CHRISTMASSome Grinchy, grouchy, Scroogy types say that only small children can experience the true magic of Christmas. And, in the US, only for the…·4 min read·Dec 17, 2023----
CFlisiFalling in love with — and in — FirenzeMy most indelible memory of Florence isn’t a visual image of a particular piazza or building or statue, nor the fabled Uffizi Galleries…·3 min read·Dec 6, 2023----
CFlisiinScience For LifeWHAT PRIMATES CAN TEACH US ABOUT USIt all started with Snowflake. Not a snowflake, but an albino lowlands gorilla with that name.·7 min read·Nov 29, 2023----
CFlisiinILLUMINATIONMr. Darwin and the Evolution of the BitchWhen a book’s title is “Bitch,” one doesn’t think of spiders and frogs as the subject matter. It sounds more like a tale of Hollywood…·4 min read·Nov 20, 2023----
CFlisiA Moving Experience: Tik-Tok Tech TalkTechnology is supposed to simplify things. Simplify and speed up. I was all for that when I moved back to the U.S., because making a…·4 min read·Oct 23, 2023----
CFlisiinILLUMINATIONA Moving Experience: Italian versus American Psycho in business cardsOne of the most memorable scenes in American Psycho (maybe THE most memorable scene if you are not into blood and dismemberment) has…·5 min read·Sep 3, 2023----