I have stood in front of some of the most famous paintings in the world, and I have felt admiration. But standing before a truly great statue in Italy is a different thing entirely. There is something about walking around a figure carved from a single block of marble that feels almost like a conversation. … Read more
My wife and I have a running joke that we should just rent an apartment in Italy and be done with it. Every year we say we will try somewhere new, and every year we end up back here. You would think after a dozen trips the magic would fade. It does not. If anything, … Read more
Let me define “aura” before we start. I’m not talking about pretty facades or nice Instagram angles. I’m talking about that physical sensation you get when you walk into a space, and the hair on your arms stands up. The feeling that you are standing somewhere sacred, or haunted, or so old that time has … Read more