| Oct 21 2014: Swiss Motorcycle Gang So we rode up to Switzerland and joined a motorcycle gang. Don't mess with us now or we'll put holes in your cheese and slash your interest rates!
— in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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| Oct 17 2014: Old Age and Treachery in Milan AKA a weekend with the in-laws...
— in Milan, Italy
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| Oct 14 2014: Speeding Firenze So we're riding around the area and we pass a town sign that reads, "Sant'Agata". Why does that name sound so familiar? I radio Neda, "Hey, I think the Lambo.." *zooom* a brand new, lime-green Aventador whizzes by us at high speed "...rghini factory is around here..."
— in Sant'Agata, Bologna, Italy
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| Oct 11 2014: Mime Convention What the heck are these people doing?!?
— in Tuscany, Italy
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| Oct 07 2014: Greek Ruins in Italy When I was a kid, I devoured all the books I could find about Greek mythology, reading all the stories about the jealous and philandering gods and their heroic half-mortal offspring. Images of Ancient Greece filled my child-hood fantasies as I pictured myself slaying three-headed dogs and one-eyed giants.
— in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
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| Oct 05 2014: The Chocolate Mafia Modica chocolate is well-known for it's particular dry, grainy texture, they say once you have it, you can't go back to regular milk chocolate. We bought several bars for the trip, but they all magically disappeared before we even left the farm.
— in Modica, Sicily, Italy
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| Oct 02 2014: Heavy Metal Puppets in Sicily We set off for the Necropolis of Pantalica, however every time I saw the sign for Pantalica, I couldn't help but think that would make a great name for a heavy metal band. Like if Pantera and Metallica ever decided to get together, this is what they would call themselves.
— in Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
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| Sep 29 2014: Wine-ing our way down Southern Italy Sun sets, wine finished, back to the tent. Stumble, giggle, stumble. Pee a couple of times in the middle of the night...
— in Maratea, Basilicata, Italy
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| Sep 27 2014: Amalfi Coast The Amalfi Coast really lived up to its reputation. But don't take our word for it, here's a video!
— in Amalfi, Campania, Italy
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| Sep 24 2014: The Ruins of Pompeii One of my favorite TV programs growing up was a sci-fi-documentary series called In Search Of... I remember vividly the plaster casts of the bodies caught in their last moment of anguish as the hot ashes of Mount Vesuvius rained down on Pompeii, and how that both haunted and fascinated me at the same time.
— in Pompeii, Campania, Italy
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| Sep 22 2014: Rome, If You want To Neda turned to me and asked, "Do you think that girl is prettier than me?" I hesitated. Big mistake...
— in Rome, Italy
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| Sep 18 2014: Camping out in Perugia But first we rob a convenience store...
— in Perugia, Umbria, Italy
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