"L'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1900"
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I never underestimate the power of a picture when this can make me travel back in time, through my memories. Usually, this step back in...
- Aug 5, 2020
Spindizzies: amazing miniature racing cars
Looking at first glance those miniature cars resemble very much to a toy. But they weren’t at all! They were true pieces of art...
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- Jul 14, 2020
Living the "Ligurian Riviera" Life
“The blue of the water of one of the most beautiful seas in Italy lays the coast, made of rocks, Mediterranean scrub and pastel colours...
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- Jun 3, 2020
Dreaming of a new "Golden Age"
The Belle Époque (a.k.a "Beautiful Era" or "Golden Age") was a peaceful and economic prosperity period that started in 1871 and ended...
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- May 17, 2020
The golden age of the Cotton Club
Let's talk about the most popular Speakeasy Club in New York City during Prohibition era It’s with "The Best" of Duke Ellington in the...
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- Apr 9, 2020
The 1920s Speakeasy Clubs
100 years ago today the Volstead Act went into effect leading to Prohibition around the USA “I am just a businessman giving the people...
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- Mar 7, 2020
A place that stole my heart: St. Moritz
Small, cozy, and and 322 Sunny Days a Year. Saint Moritz is a jewel amidst the Upper Engadin lakes district in the southern side of the...
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- Feb 24, 2020
If you don't fall 10 times, then you are not learning it right!
There’s only 20 days to Springtime! There’s only 20 days to Springtime, though the deep blanket of snow covering the road on my way to...
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- Jan 9, 2020
"Rosie the Riveter", the timeless icon
During the World War II, more than six million American women made significant contributions by going to work at plants that produced...
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- Nov 1, 2019
Trick or treat?
The evolution of Halloween costumes through the decades The origins of the Halloween celebration go back over 2,000 years ago. Every...
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- Oct 18, 2019
Meet the legendary "Unsinkable Sam"
Let me introduce you the cat who survived 3 sinking ships! It is said that cats have nine lives. If so, there has been one very lucky in...
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- Sep 9, 2019
Take me to the "Festival del Cinema Ritrovato"
The XXXIV edition of The Cinema Ritrovato Festival confirms itself as a cult event for cinephiles and old movies lovers. If someone asked...
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- Jun 8, 2019
The legend of the Orient Express
Once upon a time there where central stations manned by porters carrying multiple Louis Vuitton travel trunks to private carriage on a...
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- May 15, 2019
The Islands of Brissago: an heritage that is worth to be discovered
Two little pearls suddenly emerge from the water of the lake… Two sparkling green stains whose colours melt with those of the water that...
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- Apr 9, 2019
A pretty 116 year-old sewing machine
One of the sweetest memories of my childhood, that I still have vivid on my mind, is the perfume of the original dried lavender I could...
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- Mar 21, 2019
History for sale
New York City’s iconic Chrysler Building is selling for $ 150 million One of the most recognizable Art Deco building of New York City is...
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- Feb 23, 2019
Brigitte Helm: the woman behind the screen vamp
The cool-eyed screen vamp was lucky enough to act during the glory days of the German film industry. Sometimes I get asked by people I...
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- Jan 13, 2019
The mistery of the stairways leading nowhere ...
We are very lucky to have inherited this treasures, remained hidden from our eyes until today ... “The diurno was below ground, and he...
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- Dec 10, 2018
A hidden spot in Milan: Fonderie Milanesi
Milan is considered one of the most chaotic cities in the world. And I am not going to deny that! Milan is the world capital of fashion...
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- Nov 18, 2018
Mickey Mouse: 90 and still going strong!
On November 18th 1928 Mickey Mouse was born. Let’s celebrate together his 90th anniversary! Dear Mickey Mouse, you turn 90 years old...
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