The U.S. Standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England, a...Read More
Deep in the earth, north of the Chocolate mines of Perugia and under the hazelnut forests of Umbria an amazing phenomenon occurs. The volcanic heat melts a seam of the chocolate; forces beyond our gra...Read More
Here are a few comparisons to other liquids we purchase. The unit price has been converted into cost per gallon: * Diet Snapple 16oz $1.29 $10.32/gallon * Lipton Ice tea 16oz $1.19 $9.52/gallon * Garo...Read More
We were in Italy when the World Cup started and so we have been enjoying watching all of the matches. Now even though the USA and Mexico have both been eliminated we are still watching. I’m now ...Read More
Bracketed around our walking trip with Wayfarers we also visited Napoli (Naples), Roma (Rome) and Umbria. An Italian Country Scene We went to see the Roman town of Spello on a Sunday and, serendipitio...Read More
Here are 90 of the photos we took on the Wayfarers trip. It was a great adventure with a fun and creative group of people. A coastal town The Italian national flower A new friend Click on a photo to...Read More
Here is a nice example of how globalization helps everybody: A box of Japanese apples (Fuji) being sold in a small store in Ravello, Italy, grown in China and imported by the Italian branch of an Amer...Read More