What to see in Bronx? Is it worth it really to spend there a half day? – and above all – Is it safe to go there alone, maybe by the subway? Questions always more frequent that whether on one side comfort me as regards the raising interest in the borough outside Manhattan, on the…
Discovering Oxford, Mississippi: “Ole Miss” and Rowan Oak, William Faulkner’s House
Why discovering Oxford in Mississippi?! And maybe put it in a road trip through this charming Southern state. For its lively cultural and musical life, no doubts. Here history, blues and literature intersect without any apparent logical connection then giving life to something special and unique. It’s difficult to convey it by words, an experience…
Itineraries in Mississippi: from Vicksburg to Natchez following the Mississippi River flow
The route skirting the Mississippi River from Vicksburg as far as Natchez is certainly – among the multiples itineraries in Mississippi to suggest – one of the most suggestive and charming ones. 200 km of history, ancient plantations, antebellum dwellings literally consumed by time, old highways intersecting, paths and wonderful naturalistic reserves related to the…
Discover Lowell, MA: a journey into the places (and books) of Jack Kerouac
I want to be considered like as a jazz poet blowing a long blues in an afternoon jam session on Sunday (Jack Kerouac) Discover Lowell, a suggestive little city of the Greater Merrimack Valley, ancient and green area east-north to Boston, means to set out on an exciting journey into the American history and literature….
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…
Discovering Massachusetts: Stockbridge and the Norman Rockwell Museum
Discovering, tasting and living Massachusetts. In the spectacular and idyllic region of Berkshires, the state of Massachusetts gives the best of itself. It is incredible even just to imagine that in the western far end, just a few miles from the border with New York and Connecticut, this peculiar mixture between rural landscape and artists…
