Coffee, Biscotti, and the Importance of Being Kind

We pulled up in our cab to a pastel pink building in the heart of sleepy Noli where an elderly woman stood on the steps to the entrance waving enthusiastically. Buongiorno! She greeted us and indicated for us to follow her inside. She led us up a flight of steep, narrow stairs, which she climbed with ease,…

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Charming Sachseln

I sat in awe, staring out of a wide, clear window as our train weaved through massive snowcapped mountains past glacial-blue lakes. I knew that Switzerland is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe; it’s a popular destination favored by travel accounts and I’d seen it on my Instagram feed many times. But even…

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