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8/6/2013

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As a Travel Blog, this is somewhat lacking. I haven't written much in a couple of months because I've been... well, traveling. San Francisco and then Southern Oregon. 

I always return home from these trips with joy and gratitude that I have such a wonderful house, an amazing husband, and two little dogs to welcome me back. I generally think some version of 'I am just all traveled out, and I won't want to go anywhere for months.'

This feeling  typically lasts a few weeks, and then I get the itch to go again. It's about that time already, and I have been thinking of Italy, because I always do, but also of the UK - England, Scotland, Ireland. Perhaps because I was in England last year, maybe because I've been reading historical fiction set in England, or it might be because I have friends in Ireland, Scotland, and England who post on their Facebook pages about their normal lives which to me sound exotic and exciting. 

I love that daily life there is exotic for me to think about. I love that the Big Eye is, for me, a sight that brings me joy, when people there either don't like it much or don't care. And I love that 'Oxford' sounds so stuffy and proper, and yet I know better, having been there. 

Travel allows us to experience the exotic, and to tame it, to make it part of who we are. And rather than that having the effect of making the exotic familiar, it makes our familiar lives far more exotic.

Can't wait to get back on the road!
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Travels with Teresa

6/30/2013

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Human nature is such that the places and people we don’t know become exotic and larger than life. Guarding against this eventuality, however, can mean falling prey to the opposite effect: that of becoming complacent, of being jaded, of assuming that you've seen it all.

Between those two poles is a liminal space of self-aware awe, a belief that Italy - despite its flaws, its crowds, its growing familiarity with each new visit - is still and always magical, inspirational and exciting, far beyond what should be possible.

One of my most gratifying experiences is introducing others to this magic, opening the doorways so travelers or readers can experience their own adventures in this lovely country that is so dear to my heart.

Traveling with TLC Cultural Writing Tours and TLC-Bellissima Tours allows you to immerse yourself in Italy's history and art and lovely ancient ruins, its tastes, its sights and sounds and people, and its enduring and awe-inspiring beauty - in all its forms.

Come with us. Share with us the magic.

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    Teresa Cutler-Broyles
    Traveler / Writer / Educator

    I've been writing since I was 8 years old, traveling since I was 18, and teaching since age 30. Fell in love with Italy in 2000, and began combining my four passions in 2008 with TLC Writing Tours. Enjoy my musings about Travel, Writing, Teaching, and Italy - in no particular order.

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