Ovunque finora

• Lisbon , Portugal

  Seven hills, tiled facades, and a nightlife that starts when everywhere else closes.

• Madrid , Spain

  Vermouth neon, Christmas lights, and a station that glows gold before the first train.

• Toledo , Spain

  A gorge, a river, and a golden carousel turning under the cathedral.

• Seville , Spain

  Orange trees against the Giralda and staircases dressed in azulejos.

• Paris , France

  A snowstorm one visit, summer terraces the next — the city works in every weather.

• Beaulard , Italy

  Alpine meadows above the Susa Valley, where butterflies outnumber people.

• Brussels , Belgium

  Gilded gables and Christmas lights in the cold.

• Versailles , France

  A palace and a frozen garden built for a Sun King.

• Matera , Italy

  A cave city cut into limestone, glowing gold at dusk.

• Polignano a Mare , Italy

  The cliff where my journey — my life — began.

• Florence , Italy

  Renaissance marble and a river the color of old gold.

• Turin , Italy

  Elegant arcades under the shadow of the Alps.

• Stockholm , Sweden

  Glass, birch trees, and a city built on water.