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150 SOUTH TYROL

Europe's varied history has redrawn many
borders over centuries, and South Tyrol,
Italy's northernmost province, stands as a
testament to this evolution.

158 WINDY CITY CLASSIC

With its arched, criss-crossed windows and
Venetian Gothic design reminiscent of the
resplendent Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy,
the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) ho-
tel looks like it could be right at home
fronting the Piazza San Marco.

Carl H. Larsen

Carl H. Larsen is a veteran journalist based in San Diego. He now focuses on
travel writing, and issummoned to pull out his notebook whenever there’s the plain-
tive cry of a steam locomotive nearby. In San Diego, he is a college-extension instruc-
tor who has led courses on the Titanic and the popular TV series “Downton Abbey.”

Sharon Whitley Larsen

Sharon Whitley Larsen’s work has appeared in many major publications, in-
cluding Reader’s Digest (and 19 international issues), Chicken Soup for the
Soul books, and Los Angeles Times Magazine. She’s the author of British
Travel Tidbits (2017) and Travel Tidbits (2018), published by Sanbun Pub-
lishers in New Delhi. Sharon also had a two-year travel column “Travel Tid-
bits” in the Union Jack newspaper. Her favorite topic is travel (favorite
destination London).

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