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Ciao! We are back from two-plus weeks traveling through France and Italy for my dear Ted’s very special birthday. (Yes, he is in his 60s. Can you believe it?!)

As I outline this week in my monthly column, Will Travel For Words, we made the best of plans to stay online and in touch, and then “hopped the plane, flew over the big blue ocean and promptly landed in an internet troublesome zone.” For all of you who maybe wondered why there were so few posts, please read my ShelfPleasure post on the details of why I disconnected, and what resulted (beautifully).

For those of who had hoped for a post-a-day, all next week I’ll do just that. Starting Monday October 21st, I’ll showcase five topics (food, fashion, views and more) with photos that were the highlights of Ted’s Ciao 60 birthday trip to Italy.

In the meantime, here are a few images to tide you over…

Fashion
Fashion abounds in Italy, but no place like in Milan.
Milan
An elegant covered plaza for dining, shopping and people-watching in Milan.
Postcards
Disconnected means finding an old-fashioned way to stay in touch. Hello postcards.
Sailing
The northern Italian lakes (Lake Maggiore) in the early morning.
Vernazza
Italy is chaos. Beautiful, old-world chaos.