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How to Live La Dolce CityLife in Milan
Cities have a choice: they can look either forward or back. Those with a clear sense of their own identity often opt for the latter, preserving the past and giving way to the new only if this helps them to strengthen what appears to grow naturally from their deep-rooted traditions. While other cities, those that…
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The Sound of Milan’s Quarter of Silence
Having addressed the issue of Milan’s alleged lack of “Italianness” in last week’s post, we will today deal with another stick that is often used to beat the city with: Milan “does not do quirky”, it is said. This is an accusation that can be refuted rather easily. All it takes is a visit of…
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Milan: Viva La Differenza!
You will often hear people say that Milan is the “least Italian of Italian cities”, by which they mean: a well-ordered place that lacks the “typically Italian” sense for the joys of anarchy. On today’s walk, we will do two things: first, confirm that, yes, Milan is rather straight-laced and square (in more than on…
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A Place To Visit Before You Die – The Plitvice Lakes
I am not a great fan of books that list 100 Places To Visit Before You Die or some such. The whole concept is built on the false assumption that the urge to travel is driven by the same needs and motives in all of us. If you don’t believe me, just visit any holiday…
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Baha’i Terraces of Haifa: The Most Beautiful Garden in the World
Israel is a small country, smaller than the state of New Jersey and roughly half the size of the Netherlands. Due to its long and narrow shape, however, the distances from one place to another can be surprisingly long. There is, for example, room enough in Israel for a 1-hour domestic flight from Tel Aviv…
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Fall in Love With Modern Architecture in Tel Aviv
Modern architecture is difficult to love. It is not so much the concept that is the problem here: all of us can easily agree that its principles are fine and noble – simplicity (less is more), an appearance of elegant restraint (ornament is crime), transparency of structure (form follows function). But while this theory has…
