The old Roman roads still serve, though they’ve been repaved a few times in the last few millennia. We left Rome on the Via Aurelia (which goes up the west coast from Rome to Genoa), heading for a friend’s summer house in Marina di Bibbona in the Maremma region of Tuscany. Marina di Bibbona is… Continue reading Volterra: An Ancient Town in Tuscany
Author: Deirdre Straughan
Castelli: Traditional Ceramics from the Hills of Abruzzo
Castelli is a small town in the hills of Abruzzo (the region on the east coast of central Italy, on the Adriatic sea), famous for its hand-painted ceramics – a centuries-old tradition in the area thanks to its local deposits of clay. You start to see shops along the road kilometers before you get there,… Continue reading Castelli: Traditional Ceramics from the Hills of Abruzzo
Funny Sign: Walk on Water
The Mississippi at St. Louis during a flood – only one rather special pedestrian could be expected to use this crossing! You might also like: No related posts.
On the Usenet: Supporting a Company in an Online Public Forum
My presence in online public discussion groups dates back to the CompuServe forums I frequented starting around 1993, where I helped customers with Incat’s CD-R software, and CD-R technology in general. I was eventually invited to start a section specifically for Incat software. Then a friendly user wrote me: “Hey, you should be out on… Continue reading On the Usenet: Supporting a Company in an Online Public Forum
Funny Sign: A Garbage Can
Every item in this outdoor museum in Thailand is clearly and carefully labelled, in two languages. You might also like: No related posts.