Aging on the Run, Europe, long term travel, Nationalism, Racism, Radical Hospitality, Social Movements, Sustainable Economies
“Where you hear singing, stop. Wicked men have no songs.” On June 14, we took a train from Locarno to Lugano, Switzerland. The station in Lugano is high above the city center. Our steep descent took us into the old town filled with upscale shops. At the bottom of the...
Aging on the Run, Europe, long term travel, Public History, Radical Hospitality, Social Movements, Sustainable Economies
What is it about Lago Maggiore—this lake, these mountains, this air, this space between the Germanic and Latin worlds—that attracts rebels? In 1868, Carlo Cafiero, Italian leader of the International Workingmen’s Association and comrade of Friedrich Engels,...
Aging on the Run, Europe, long term travel, Social Movements
Milan has long been the center of finance, fashion, and Ferraris. It is also both the birthplace of Italian fascism and a center of anti-fascist resistance. On April 29, 2026, 107 years after Mussolini formed his fascist party in Milan and anti-fascist...
Europe, Israel/Palestine, long term travel, PTSD and Historical Trauma, Public History, Radical Hospitality, Travel to Sweden
Sweden’s capital is prettier than Oslo. The natural setting, with winding canals and myriad islands connected by walking bridges, is accented by old stone bridges and a magnificent wall of buildings in earthy rainbow colors accented by stone brocade...
Aging on the Run, Europe, Nationalism, Racism, Social Movements, Sustainable Economies
“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.” 17th Century French Philosopher, Voltaire In France, I acquired impressions. Impressions of Cormeilles, Normandie, France There are...
