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For the fourth straight year, Denmark is ranked the second-happiest country in the world. Why? We visited last week and locals say the social democracy that's heavy in taxes but also heavy in sec...

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I took a recent assignment to Kranjska Gora, a Slovenian ski town where I chronicled Mikaela Shiffrin's quest to break the World Cup ski wins record for women. It's a tiny ski village with a thri...

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Wednesday marks my nine-year anniversary of moving to Rome. And again, as I do every Jan. 11, I list all the reasons I love living here. This year's is another new list, ranging from Marina's gre...

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After nine years living in Rome, I've been to every corner of Rome's Lazio region. It's time I brought these places closer to you, dear reader. I am starting a new blog this month. It's called Tr...

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If you're planning an Italian vacation next year, consider some lesser-known places I discovered this year. They're wonderful bases to explore more notable sites but also worthwhile places to spe...

https://johnhendersontravel.com/underrated-italian-towns-2023/

Have your Christmas shopping done? I do. But my gifts go worldwide, garnered from my list of all that was mostly bad in the world. Yes, it's time for my annual Christmas gift list. It comes at th...

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Christmas is coming and it always brings back great memories of my Christmases in my hometown of Eugene, Ore. This month it has me thinking. What do I miss about the U.S? I struggled to come up w...

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Next month marks my 45th anniversary of my epic solo trip around the world. In 1978-79 upon graduation from college I spent nearly a year traveling through Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia an...

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Thought about Christmas yet? Don't know what to buy? I'm here to help. Do you have a traveler in your family or someone who wants to travel? Buy them a travel book, More specifically, an armchair...

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On a freelance assignment, we came to the village of Picinisco and discovered things we never read in guidebooks. It is the source of most of Scotland's people of Italian heritage, it has some of...

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The World Cup in Qatar begins Sunday and Italy is sitting home for the second straight time. The buzz around Rome here is non-existent. However, this World Cup brings back memories of the best sp...

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With Republicans poised to take over Congress in today's U.S. midterms and five months after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, American women brace for what will happen to their abortion rights. I...

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