Da Vinci Capers Adds Amalfi Coast to Cultural Immersion Experience PR Web
Travelers now can expand their exploration of creativity and immerse themselves in Italian culture through a new program offered by Da Vinci Capers -- A Personal Renaissance Journey. The program in Ravello located on the Amalfi peninsula, embraces Leonardo Da Vinci's philosophy of the need to experience the arts to inspire our inner creativity. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2006)
Point to Point Navigation, by Gore Vidal Independent
In 2004, 41 years after moving to his Italian home in Ravello on the Amalfi coast, Gore Vidal - novelist, playwright, screenwriter, ironic observer of what he accurately persists in describing as the American empire - returned to the United States. He had acquired a house in the Hollywood Hills in preparation for what he and his partner, Howard Austen, called the "hospital years". At the time,
Class Reunions The MetroWest Daily News
Because of space restrictions, we cannot publish names of missing classmates.
Travels through a midlife crisis The Observer
'Have you got any rooms for tonight?' It seemed like a reasonable question, but the woman behind the reception desk is looking at me as if I'd enquired about the Pope's religious affiliations.
PLENTY OF PROMISE AT BANGOR Sporting Life
BANGOR: 12.40 Adare Prince 1.10 Amalfi Storm, 1.40 Cloudy Lane, 2.10 Another Promise, 2.40 Monashee Grey, 3.10 Kanad, 3.40 So Cloudy.
Local news briefs: E. coli reported on UNC campus The Herald-Sun
Three UNC students have developed illnesses from E. coli bacteria in recent days, according to a report from campus health and safety officials.
Escape's picks of the week The Observer
From tomorrow, the restrictions at UK airports banning liquids from your hand luggage will be lifted. Passengers will be able to carry liquids in 100ml containers through security checks, but they must be placed in a parent resealable bag.
Business unusual The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Maureen “Mo” Renfro is executive director of the Santa Rosa Convention & Visitors Bureau. She is traveling through China with about 400 other Sonoma County residents on a trip organized by the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce.
Capsule restaurant reviews San Jose Mercury News
Afghan Afghani House. 1103 El Camino Real (just past Lawrence Expressway), Sunnyvale; (408) 248-5088. Quiet, dignified, attractive -- and yet, a good bet for school-age kids. Have them try aush, a noodle soup, and buranee-e-kadu, sauteed butternut squash, or one of many rice dishes. Wonderful lamb -- kebabs, chops and ribs. Aushak are delicious dumplings in yogurt and meat sauce. Lunch weekdays,
Faces: Bob Kowalski Pioneer Press
Occupation: Owner of Sage Market and Wine Bar (730 Main St., Mendota Heights; 651-452-7000) and the Wine Market (720 Main St., Mendota Heights; 651-452-9463)