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European Road Trip: Mendrisio to Saint Vincent, Italy

October 19, 2014

After nearly a month in Switzerland, our tour group is over and JC and I are on our own. Since we still plan to remain in Europe for about another two weeks, we decided to head back to Saint Vincent, Italy where we stayed immediately before coming to...

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Grutli Pizza in Mendrisio, Switzerland

October 2, 2014

A few days ago, Patrick, the owner of Hotel Morgana where we are staying, recommended we check out Grutli Pizzeria. Last night, we decided to take his advice and ended up enjoying the perfect slice (or two) of pizza under a moonlit sky. Very close...

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Tartarughe Ninja

October 1, 2014

Sometimes it's the little things about somewhere new that make you smile. Like walking by this quaint movie theater in Mendrisio and seeing a poster for Tartarughe Ninja, aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! ...

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Sagra Dell Uva (Grape Festival)

September 27, 2014

The Sagra dell Uva, or Festival of the Grape, is an annual festival that takes place in Mendrisio at the end of September, which lucky for us happens to be this weekend. Consequently, we spent the day buying freshly baked macarons, herb infused goat ...

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Church Bells and Palm Trees

September 26, 2014

The sun is shining, weather is great, yeah... makes me want to move my dancing feet (Bob Marley). For the first time since checking into Hotel Morgana, I feel great! After a short stretch and a long shower, I practically danced downstairs for some br...

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Recovering in Mendrisio

September 25, 2014

I'm still not %100, but I think I'm on the tail end of whatever cold I've been fighting for the last couple of days. I stayed in the room this morning, enjoying an espresso and the view from the balcony, while JC went downstairs to check out the comp...

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Hotel Morgana, Switzerland

September 24, 2014

The move to Hotel Morgana this afternoon was relatively painless, despite still being sick. Even with all of our luggage, we could have walked, but given my flu like condition we decided to cab it. Like our most previous hotel across from the trai...

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