02/27/2026
Guess Where?
You’ll never guess 😆
Hint: The Black Pearl of the Mediterranean,
Where Volcanic Rocks and Trans-Saharan Winds Forge a Different Kind of Love
Ready?
Pantelleria, Italy.
One of the most inspiring writers we know, , tells about her journey, years ago to this mysterious, rugged landscape. No smart phone. No map. No apps.
Here is an excerpt from the article that is now on stands nationally.
“I was up at sunrise, perched on my little verandah, gazing out over jagged rocks and the expanse of the deep blue Mediterranean Sea. I was eager to explore and decided to walk. I’d been strutting down the road for about half an hour when a woman with curly blonde hair in a white Renault stopped.
“Oh, no,” Manuela said. “You must not walk in this heat, and there are no buses. I will take you to town. Get in.”
Manuela and I chatted the whole way into town. When I mentioned I was born in South Africa, she said, “I have a friend, Luke, who works at the plant nursery. He has an Italian father and a South African mother, and he speaks English. I will leave you with him.”
She dropped me off, and that was the last I saw of Manuela.”
Read the full article in our brand new volume 63, or on our website.
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