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Twenty Five 25 Word Travel Essays is a quick link to the very cool-
I am # 25 and I encourage you to read them all before you get to mine. Also, please subscribe to the wonderful Your Life is a Trip experiential travel blog. I am a regular contributor.
Cheers,
Michael
On top of my own Mountain
Your Life as a Trip - is one of the most fantastic travel publications on the web. I am honored to be included among their celebrated travel writers and here is a link to my first piece on the site: An American Male on the Make in Italy .
I hope you will make this wonderful experiential storytelling site part of your reading routine. Ellen Barone and Judith Fein are two of the most extraordinary people in the travel writing and photography business, and I am so grateful to them for the opportunity to share my work.
Please take a look and leave your comments on the site. I promise to get back to you.
Cheers Blissful Adventurers!
Michael
View from the Church Steps - Turin.
Lost Images of Turin, Italy
I made my first trip to Turin, Italy in August of 2010. I was simply blown away by the architectural influence of the French Savoy family. However, like most of Italy in August, the city was practically deserted. The empty streets along with the general resignation on the faces of the locals, during this holiday month, gave one of Europe's richest cities an eerie and sickly feel.
I love the ghostly light emanating from the center tunnel in this image. This one ray of sunshine seemed to encapsulate the spirit of this very challenging summer in Italy.
The glassy reflections of life along the Po river made me feel the urge to drink lots of champagne. (which we did)
Even though I enjoy my theatrical edits, I am always up for a portrait of life. This musician was sweating in the heat, no one was tipping, and his look of exhaustion suggested this might be his last August performing in Italy. The reflections of tourists in the window only offered him brief hope for some change, which he would not get.
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY! My first piece comes out on the Your Life as Trip - experiential travel writing site. Please look for my article there and sign up to receive weekly posts from some of the world's leading travel writers.
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Look for my announcement about a Puglia, Italy travel opportunity coming soon!
Cheers,
Michael
The View at Terralsole
Today, the wonderful Your Life is A Trip experiential travel site, posted my second piece for them, Finding Mario Bollag about my first visit to the beautiful Terralsole winery in Montalcino, Italy. This piece, while short, tells the story of how Juliet and I made our way from Rome airport to the brilliance of Tuscany in a 5 and a half hour adventure.
In addition, we have a few slots remaining on our iPhone Journey to Puglia this October. I would love for some of my readers to join me in this amazing experience in Italy. The iPhone and Puglia - 8 Days and 7 Nights in the Gorgeous Heel of the Boot.