Autumn, season of foliage in New England. Season of colors and warm shades enveloping forests, paths and clearings. Season of unforgettable road trip and roads redrawn by the vermillion red, by the light-brown and the yellow ochre of the leaves fallen along the route. Season of lit fireplaces after whole and harsh days spent swallowed…
Things to do in Boston: an unusual journey into the history and places of JFK and the Kennedy family
Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot. (Camelot, The Musical, 1960) In the US the term “Camelot”, inspired by the legendary King Arthur, is often used to refer to that short period, from 1960 to 1963 when the Kennedy clan, with…
What to see in Boston: 5 experience to do (and taste)
Boston is undoubtedly one of the oldest, finest and most lively cities on the East Coast. It is strictly connected to its rich past (it’s the place where the US were born, literally), and at the same time it is up to date with the most recent technology, in whatever field and with an incomparable…
What to see in Massachusetts: Concord, a journey through american history & literature
A little world of the past, wrapped inside a fairytale scenary. If I had to talk about Concord in just a few words, I could’t be able to find a more appropriate description. It’s amazing to think how this pretty town in New England, set inside a wonderful landscape which is at its best during…
What to see in Hartford, CT: travelling around Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer and Uncle Tom’s Cabin’s “birthplaces”.
We said there warn’t no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft. (Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain) Writing about “my” America isn’t always that easy. Far beyond stories, travel advice and practical information,…
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh: art and culture in the USA
Pop art is liking things (Andy Warhol) Try and imagine the biggest museum in the US dedicated to one single artist, and with artist I mean one of the greatest of America’s twentieth century. Try and imagine a huge ex warehouse in a (ex) working class district transformed into an impressive multi-floor open space, which…
