THE OTHER FACE OF CHINA
PAMELA MCCOURT FRANCESCONE PHOTOS BY NINA BETORI This book, written by a young Roman student, tells of a journey of discovery in China, not the glossy China of futuristic metropolises, nor the China of [...]
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GERMANY,A MEMORY OF A TRIP TO WEIMARWELCOME TO GOETHE'S HOUSE
ENNIO CAVALLI Goethe’s Cabinet in the DwellingHouse on FrauenplanArriving at the top of the wood staircase with large steps inspired by the Roman Palladio, we see a half covered stand with a sign advising us [...]
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LOIRE: FROM CASTLES TO RELAIS
Testo e Foto di TERESA CARRUBBA Once they were armed fortresses. Defence machines. Then, around the end of the 15th century, the rugged and essential, mighty and entrenched contours of these gargantuan French castles, built [...]
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A HOME FOR SOCIALITES: VILLA CORA IN FLORENCE
TERESA CARRUBBA A showcase of enduring opulence Villa Cora, which embodies all the dignity and aristocratic magnificence of l9th-century Florence, was built by Gustave Oppenheim, a financier with business interests in Egypt. The plans were [...]
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METEOROPATHY: TRUST OUR GOOD HUMOR TO THE SKIES
LUDOVICO ANTINORI In the 30?s, only the specialists talked about it. In the 70?s, 10-15% of the population had caught on. Today, meteoropathy is known to 25-30%. In the years to come, the statistics could [...]
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PERÙ: TEA IN THE VALLEY
Text and Photos by Pamela McCourt Francescone I sat down at a table outside the only bar on the dusty little square and ordered a cup of tea. A cup of Peruvian coca tea because [...]
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MEXICO: REVIVING A GOLDEN ERA
PAMELA MCCOURT FRANCESCONE Mexico?s haciendas are historical buildings, many dating back to the 16th century when they were the residences of the wealthy families which ran the manufacturing companies that produced goods for export as [...]
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A MORNING IN CHAMPOTON
Text and Photos by Pamela McCourt Francescone It was a grey and heavy morning and the weather was not an invitation to relax on the charming beach of Si Ho Playa. Then someone suggested a [...]
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HATS OFF TO BECAL
Text and Photos by Pamela McCourt Francescone Ramona Cazares Cauich is already at work when the bells announcing the early-morning mass ring out from the Church of the Nativity, a magnificent 18th-century building with two [...]
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THE REBIRTH OF AN ISLAND
Testo e Foto di Pamela McCourt Francescone The little island of Naalaafushi in the Maldives has been totally rebuilt by Banyan Tree Resorts and the UNDP after the tsunami that destroyed so many tropical paradises [...]
