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Hi – this is Keith Chambers. From 2004 to the present (2020) my wife Anne and I have visited Italy frequently, studied Italian, done some long distance walking, and enjoyed experiencing new places, new thinking, new people, and a wonderfully rich place.
This site is a collection of observations and descriptions of some of our adventures, with photos where we can. You’ll also find tips here for enjoying Italy when you visit. Hope you will enjoy our sharing.
PHOTO SETS used to accompany many of the entries — these were previoulsy on Picasa, which has recently been discontinued. We’ll soon post our photos here again — stay tuned…
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Background: I am a cultural anthropologist, as is Anne, both of us now retired. We love exploring Italy, especially lesser known areas. A current project is walking some of Italy’s pilgrimage routes. We stay in pilgrim accommodations when we can and enjoy meeting fellow pilgrims and also those who maintain the accommodations. This is slow discovery, but oh so rewarding…
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- The Palio of Siena
- Pompeii
- The Bay of Naples
- Rome and its Ancient Port, Ostia Antica
- A Wolf, a Walk and Many Wildflowers
- Visiting the Contrada of Val di Montone
- St. Catherine of Siena
- An Adventure in Murlo
- A Walk in the Montagnola Senese
- Discover these lesser known Italian Red Wines!!
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Wonderful Italy 
thanks for all the st. catherine info. will be in siena next week and have always loved this saint and town.
grazie!
Hi Keith and Anne! Do you remember me? I teach English at PSU. We have met a few times, most notably in Siena in the Fall of 2001 when I was teaching for the second time here.
I’m here again! and was researching info on Catherine for my travel writing class for next Monday and came upon your beautiful website and photos. So delighted. Especially delighted to see all the info about the parade on her feast day. Do you remember what time that occurred? I must include it in my lesson plans.
I’m staying in town, but another apartment on via paradiso, sadly with no view except of the sky and one tiny corner of San Domenico.
I’m going to spend the evening looking over the rest of http://wonderfulitaly.com/2007/06/08/rome-and-its-ancient-port-ostia-antica/your photos.
Also, did you just got to La Foce and meet Benedetta or did you arrange a special tour? I really want to go there and meet her. We are reading some of the War Diary and Images and Shadows also. http://wonderfulitaly.com/2007/06/08/rome-and-its-ancient-port-ostia-antica/
I know this is long–sorry I went on and on.
Ciao,
Lorraine Mercer