Tag Archives: Mediterranean

Life with a capital L goes to the beach

Posted on June 23, 2011 by The Daily Cure

Sometimes, for a change of pace, it’s nice to take the more traditional route and make use of i bagni at the beach. While I definitely prefer the Mediterranean Sea in its naked, for-the-most-part un-art-directed form (please see “Now that’s … Continue reading →

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La pineta

Posted on June 20, 2011 by The Daily Cure

Running parallel to the Tuscan coast is a strip of pine trees called la pineta. These are, for the most part, Mediterranean pines—beautiful umbrella shaped trees with tall straight trunks that shoot up then open over your head in a … Continue reading →

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Thing #1: The sea

Posted on February 21, 2011 by The Daily Cure

I’ve just spent the weekend in Liguria at a typical little seaside town called Varazze. And as it’s not my intention to turn this into a travel blog, I’m simply going to tell you about five things that struck me … Continue reading →

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