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Italia: Wandering Milan

  By Wandering Jana October 10, 2024 October 18, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of one of Italy’s largest cities that for some reason I keep going back to.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, milan
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Italia: Wandering Pavia

  By Wandering Jana October 4, 2024 July 4, 2025 Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Castello Visconteo di Pavia, Italy

Explorations of a former capital city in Italy.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, pavia
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Italia: Museo di Santa Giulia

  By Wandering Jana September 24, 2024 October 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road

Explorations of a UNESCO world heritage site where the ancient world meets the medieval world and beyond.  Continue reading

Tagged   Brescia, italy
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Italia: Wandering Brescia

  By Wandering Jana September 20, 2024 September 24, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Palazzo della Loggia, Brescia, Italy

A northern Italian city with ancient ruins, a UNESCO monastic complex, and even a castle!  Continue reading

Tagged   Brescia, italy
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Italia: Wandering Bologna

  By Wandering Jana September 13, 2024 February 21, 2026 Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Fontana del Nettuno on Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna, Italy

Explorations of a medieval city known for its grand towers, churches, and porticos! Continue reading

Tagged   bologna, italy
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Italia: Wandering Ferrara

  By Wandering Jana September 6, 2024 September 13, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Castello Estense di Ferrara. Ferrara, Italy

Explore a city so lovely that it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Continue reading

Tagged   ferrara, italy
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Italia: Wandering Pistoia

  By Wandering Jana August 30, 2024 September 6, 2024 Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a gorgeous medieval Tuscan city.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, pistoia
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Italia: Wandering Prato

  By Wandering Jana August 23, 2024 August 30, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
view from Castello dell'Imperatore. Prato, Italy

Explorations of a small Tuscan city not far from Florence. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, Prato
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Italia: Wandering Arezzo

  By Wandering Jana August 16, 2024 August 23, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Piazza Grande. Arezzo, Italy

Explorations of a lesser known, but still gorgeous, Tuscan city. Continue reading

Tagged   arezzo, italy
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Italia: Wandering Perugia

  By Wandering Jana August 9, 2024 August 16, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Updates from the Road, Wandering
City views. Perugia, Italy

Explore a hilltop city complete with medieval buildings, churches and gorgeous views.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, Perugia
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Italia: Wandering Assisi

  By Wandering Jana August 2, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Europe, Italy, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Basilica Santa Francesco d'Assisi. Assisi, Italy

Explorations of a city made famous by its saintly son.  Continue reading

Tagged   Assisi, italy
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Italia: Wandering Orvieto

  By Wandering Jana July 30, 2024 August 4, 2024 Blog, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Piazza della Repubblic. Orvieto, Italy

Explorations of an Umbrian city high above the countryside. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, Orvieto
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Italia: Wandering Herculaneum

  By Wandering Jana July 26, 2024 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Casa del Salone Nero. Ruins of Herculaneum. Ercolano, Italy

Explorations of one of the other ancient cities buried by Vesuvius. Continue reading

Tagged   Herculaneum, italy
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Italia: Wandering Pompeii

  By Wandering Jana July 17, 2024 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Villa di Diomede. Pompeii, Italy

Ancient streets, ancient ruins and ancient art, explore the famous buried city of Pompeii! Continue reading

Tagged   italy, naples, pompeii
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Italia: Wandering Naples

  By Wandering Jana July 12, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
vesuvius. bay of naples, italy

Another visit to the amazing city of Naples. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, naples
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Italia: Wandering Monopoli

  By Wandering Jana July 2, 2024 July 12, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Castello Carlo V. Monopoli, Italy

Explorations of a gorgeous city on the Adriatic Sea. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, Monopoli
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Italia: Wandering Ostuni

  By Wandering Jana June 28, 2024 July 2, 2024 Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering
city walls. Ostuni, Italy

 Explorations of Apulia’s White City! Continue reading

Tagged   italy, Ostuni
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Italia: Wandering Alberobello

  By Wandering Jana June 25, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Trulli. Alberobello, Italy

Explore the home of the trulli! Continue reading

Tagged   Alberobello, italy
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Italia: Wandering Bari

  By Wandering Jana June 21, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Museums, Updates from the Road
promenade. Bari, Italy

Explorations of a port city on the Adriatic Sea and the final resting place of Ole St. Nick. Continue reading

Tagged   Bari, italy
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Italia: Wandering Lecce

  By Wandering Jana June 14, 2024 June 21, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a Baroque city built in stone.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, lecce, puglia
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Italia: Wandering Altamura

  By Wandering Jana June 3, 2024 June 14, 2024 Blog, Europe, Italy, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a small Southern Italian city few have heard about.  Continue reading

Tagged   altamura, italy
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Italia: Wandering Matera

  By Wandering Jana May 31, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Matera, Italy

Explorations of a city where people built their houses in caves! Continue reading

Tagged   italy, matera
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Italia: Wandering Scilla

  By Wandering Jana May 28, 2024 May 31, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Scilla, Italy

Explorations of a small town perched by the edge of the sea.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, scilla
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Italia: Wandering Messina

  By Wandering Jana May 24, 2024 May 28, 2024 Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a harbor city where Sicily and mainland Italy meet. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, messina
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Italia: Wandering Catania

  By Wandering Jana May 15, 2024 May 24, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Basilica Cattedrale di Sant'Agata. Catania, Sicily, Italy

Explorations of a Baroque city at the foot of Mt. Etna.  Continue reading

Tagged   Catania, italy, sicily
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Italia: Wandering Ragusa

  By Wandering Jana May 10, 2024 May 15, 2024 Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Piazza Duomo. Ragusa, Sicily, Italy

Explorations of a Southeastern Sicilian city perched on top of two hills.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, ragusa, sicily
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Italia: Wandering Ostia Antica

  By Wandering Jana May 3, 2024 May 10, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Museums, Rome, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Caseggiato del Serapide. Ostia Antica, Rome, Italy

Explorations of the ruins of Rome’s ancient port! Continue reading

Tagged   italy, ostia antica, rome
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Italia: Wandering Rome, Again, Part 2

  By Wandering Jana April 25, 2024 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Rome, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Mausoleo di Santa Costanza. Rome, Italy

My obsession with Rome is starting to get a bit ridiculous.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, rome
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Italia: Wandering Rome, Again

  By Wandering Jana April 17, 2024 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Rome, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Vatican City, Wandering
Trajan's Market. Rome, Italy

A fifth visit to the Eternal City.  Continue reading

Tagged   italy, rome
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Jekyll Island

  By Wandering Jana February 9, 2024 April 17, 2024 Blog, Georgia, National Parks/Public Lands, United States, Updates from the Road
deer on trail. Jekyll Island, Georgia

Explorations of one of Georgia’s Golden Isles! Continue reading

Tagged   georgia, jekyll island
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Gulf Islands

  By Wandering Jana February 2, 2024 July 26, 2025 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Florida, Mississippi, National Parks/Public Lands, United States, Updates from the Road
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida

Sandy beaches, ruined fortifications and alligators, explore Gulf Islands National Seashore! Continue reading

Tagged   florida, gulf islands, mississippi
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Dauphin Island

  By Wandering Jana January 12, 2024 October 30, 2024 Alabama, Blog, National Parks/Public Lands, United States, Updates from the Road
tunnel. Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama

Off the Gulf Coast of Alabama is an island steeped in history.  Continue reading

Tagged   Alabama, Dauphin Island
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Cemeteries of New Orleans

  By Wandering Jana January 5, 2024 February 7, 2024 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Louisiana, United States, Updates from the Road
Lafayette Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana

One cannot go to New Orleans without exploring its unique cemeteries, at least I can’t. Continue reading

Tagged   cemetery, louisiana, New Orleans
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Wandering the French Quarter

  By Wandering Jana December 14, 2023 January 5, 2024 Blog, Hidden History, Louisiana, Museums, United States, Updates from the Road, Wandering
New Orleans

Explorations of the most famous neighborhood of New Orleans. Continue reading

Tagged   louisiana, New Orleans
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Wandering Baton Rouge

  By Wandering Jana December 7, 2023 December 14, 2023 Blog, Louisiana, Museums, State Capitol Buildings, United States, Updates from the Road, Wandering
views from capitol building. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Explorations of the capital city of Louisiana! Continue reading

Tagged   baton rouge, louisiana
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Poverty Point

  By Wandering Jana November 3, 2023 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Hidden History, Louisiana, Museums, National Parks/Public Lands, UNESCO, United States, Updates from the Road
Poverty Point State Historic Site, Louisiana

Check out a mysterious ancient culture and the 3,000-year-old mounds they left behind. Continue reading

Tagged   louisiana, poverty point
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French Illinois

  By Wandering Jana October 27, 2023 October 22, 2023 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Hidden History, Illinois, Museums, National Parks/Public Lands, United States
Fort du Chartres, Illinois

The French were not just in Louisiana. They were all along the Mississippi.  Continue reading

Tagged   history, illinois
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Piney Creek

  By Wandering Jana October 20, 2023 August 14, 2025 Blog, Illinois, National Parks/Public Lands, United States, Updates from the Road
Piney Creek Nature Preserve, Illinois

This post has a lot of fungus in it. I’m not sorry. Continue reading

Tagged   illinois, piney creek nature preserve
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Wandering St. Louisish, Part 2

  By Wandering Jana September 29, 2023 October 20, 2023 Blog, Missouri, National Parks/Public Lands, St. Louis, United States, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Even more explorations of a bunch of places in St. Louis and its suburbs.  Continue reading

Tagged   missouri, st. louis
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Wandering St. Louisish

  By Wandering Jana September 22, 2023 September 29, 2023 Blog, Missouri, Museums, National Parks/Public Lands, St. Louis, United States, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Jewel Box. Forest Park. St. Louis, Missouri

Explorations of a bunch of places in St. Louis and its suburbs.  Continue reading

Tagged   missouri, st. louis
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More Ozarking

  By Wandering Jana September 15, 2023 November 17, 2024 Blog, Missouri, National Parks/Public Lands, The Ozarks, United States, Updates from the Road
Amidon Memorial Conservation Area. Missouri

More explorations of the Ozarks of Missouri! Continue reading

Tagged   missouri, the ozarks
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Missouri State Penitentiary

  By Wandering Jana September 8, 2023 September 15, 2023 Blog, Hidden History, Missouri, Museums, The Ozarks, United States, Updates from the Road

Tour a really creepy old prison in the middle of Missouri’s capital.  Continue reading

Tagged   jefferson city, missouri, Missouri State Penitentiary.
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Land Between the Lakes

  By Wandering Jana September 1, 2023 September 8, 2023 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Kentucky, National Parks/Public Lands, Tennessee, United States, Updates from the Road
Lighthouse Landing Lighthouse. Grand Rivers, Kentucky.

A unique geographic area with a unique kind of park.  Continue reading

Tagged   Kentucky, Land Between the Lakes, Tennessee
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Wandering Munich: the Residenz

  By Wandering Jana August 25, 2023 January 15, 2025 Blog, Europe, Germany, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
the Antiquarium. Munich Residenz. Munich, Germany

This palace is a lot, but in a good way.  Continue reading

Tagged   germany, munich, Munich Residenz
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Wandering Munich: Schloss Nymphenburg

  By Wandering Jana August 18, 2023 August 25, 2023 Blog, Europe, Germany, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Schloss Nymphenburg. Munich, Germany

Explorations of an absolutely gorgeous palace in the suburbs of Munich. Continue reading

Tagged   germany, munich, Schloss Nymphenburg
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Wandering Munich

  By Wandering Jana August 11, 2023 August 25, 2023 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Germany, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Neues Rathaus. Munich, Germany

Explorations of the third largest city in Germany! Continue reading

Tagged   germany, munich
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Wandering Regensburg

  By Wandering Jana August 4, 2023 September 4, 2024 Blog, Europe, Medieval World, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
The other side of Brückturm on the Steinerne Brücke. Regensburg, Germany

Explorations of one of the most intact medieval city centers in Germany! Continue reading

Tagged   germany, regensburg
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Wandering Nuremberg, Part 2

  By Wandering Jana July 28, 2023 August 9, 2023 Blog, Europe, Germany, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Kaiserburg Nürnberg (Imperial Castle of Nuremberg). Nuremberg, Germany

Explore even more of the amazing city of Nuremberg, including the castle! Continue reading

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Wandering Nuremberg

  By Wandering Jana July 21, 2023 August 9, 2023 Blog, Europe, Germany, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Henkerbrücke (Hangman's Bridge), Nuremberg, Germany

Explorations of a really impressive German city! Continue reading

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Wandering Würzburg

  By Wandering Jana July 7, 2023 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Europe, Medieval World, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering
Garden of Würzburg Residence (Residenz Würzburg)

Explore a lovely Bavarian city that was fantastically rebuilt after WWII.  Continue reading

Tagged   germany, Würzburg
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