by Jane Canapini | Feb 4, 2014 | Art, Italy, Personal, Rome
They say you never forget your first love. It certainly applies to me because it was 30 years ago that my love affair with Rome began and the city captured my heart forever. Like its famous moniker, the Eternal City, the flame it sparked in me so long ago still burns...
by Jane Canapini | Jan 28, 2014 | Art, Artefacts, Peru
Taquile Island in Lake Titicaca, Peru, is known for its weavers. So I couldn’t resist searching for a unique artefact to bring back that reflects this culture…
by Jane Canapini | Jan 21, 2014 | Art, Canada, Ontario, Toronto
For anyone reading this title who loves hockey (and being Canadian, who doesn’t?), you might think this post is about getting in a fight. Especially with the back alley photo, right? You couldn’t be more wrong. It’s about art. It was a...
by Jane Canapini | Jan 14, 2014 | Art, Chile, Curiosities, Events & Festivals
It would seem that without knowing it, I have been following in the footsteps of Pablo Neruda, one of Chile’s (and the world’s) most famous poets. But if you think those are giant shoes to follow, Chile had an even bigger surprise in store for me! My...