Posts Tagged ‘American driving holidays’
A taste of the Old World in Columbus, Ohio’s German Village
My older son and I were in Columbus, Ohio this past summer, and we decided to walk down to the German Village area, on the southern edge of the city. Originally settled by Geman immigrants in the early 1800s, Columbus’ German Village still has a distinct character today. It sits adjacent to the Brewery District…
Read MoreA driving holiday across America’s “fly-over country”
This year was a strange “holiday” in the era of Corona virus. I had to bring my oldest son to college, necessitating a two-week quarantine in the US, and another when I returned to Italy. In the middle was a one-week period in which I could drive him out to his new campus, and we…
Read MoreVisiting Telluride, Colorado: Wish all public transport were like this!
Most urban planners the world over suffer the same dilemma: how to decrease car traffic and pollution. The idyllic Rocky Mountain ski resort/summer hiking resort/site of the famous film festival, Telluride, was once no exception. But some years ago, Telluride came up with an ingenious solution for connecting the town of Telluride, the major ski…
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