Tag: Italy

05 Nov

Can’t Leave Home Without it

Can’t Leave Home Without it

Our last full day of traveling was spent in Venice. Not gonna lie, I was dead exhausted at this point – roughly 100 miles in …

 
By Jess Smith
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22 Oct

One Last Night with The Family

One Last Night with The Family

It’s an absolute fact that my Zia e Zio are the coolest people I know – and we’re blood relatives so that’s just amazing. They …

 
By Jess Smith
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21 Oct

The Colosseum: Desaturated

The Colosseum: Desaturated

From across the ancient grounds of Palatino, the Colosseum can be seen from many an angle. Walking along Via di San Bonaventura, Chris and I …

 
By Jess Smith
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20 Oct

The Colosseum

The Colosseum

There’s not too much that can be said about this structure that hasn’t already been said and I don’t want to sound like a broken …

 
By Jess Smith
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19 Oct

Symbology

Symbology

Symbols can be quite interesting – little masters of trickery wavering between the boundaries of the esoteric and exoteric. A well-known image of our time, …

 
By Jess Smith
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16 Oct

Characters and Stragglers

Characters and Stragglers

Photographs of strangers and their nuances on a jaunt through Piazza Navona. Postscript: Sometimes I really wish this theme was vertical-friendly!!!

 
By Jess Smith
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15 Oct

Even Nuns Ride the Bus

Even Nuns Ride the Bus

This was a first for me. I didn’t know that one needed to travel halfway across the world to find a nun riding the bus. …

 
By Jess Smith
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14 Oct

A Vagrant and Her Daughter

A Vagrant and Her Daughter

Rome’s street beggars were a peculiar and entertaining folk. It was hard to discern whether these people were legitimate vagabonds. The hobos I’m accustomed to …

 
By Jess Smith
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13 Oct

Illumination

Illumination

Oh, gilded church with your decorative inlaid ceiling, your formidable angelic statues and towering vaulted heights, one could quickly surmise why the meek and meager …

 
By Jess Smith
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12 Oct

The Earth, it dissipates.

The Earth, it dissipates.

Momentary relief from Rome’s searing midday sun atop Castel Sant’Angelo.

 
By Jess Smith
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