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Not the Same Thing At All
One of the most widely used TG web sites has – believe it or not – a “top babe” contest that runs monthly based on scores that members can give to photographs on the profiles of other members. (As if any other evidence was required that this was a site run by men and for…
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Mad dogs and English girls
On my third day in Florence I walked out to the impressive Palazzo Pitti, a huge Renaissance palace on the south-western side of the city. It is reached via the Ponte Vecchio, which is lined with jewellers’ shops selling cheap trinkets, and the v. Guicciardini. This latter part of the journey must have been all…
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Tuscan Treasures
On arrival in Florence, my first port of call was the Palazzo Vecchio – the town hall – which is a striking building, with a stunning interior. There I purchased a Firenze Card, which for €85 gives three days unlimited access the City’s museums and galleries and – perhaps more important – facilitates fast-track access,…
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A Florentine Adventure
I adore Italy. In part this comes from my love of Latin at school: I loved the logical structure of the language (especially that the words in a sentence could be arranged in any order and still convey precisely the same meaning) and the history ancient Rome. I was fascinated by Pliny’s letters; there, as…
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