​THE NUTTERS' WORLD TOUR 
I'm an American travel writer based in Seville, Spain and my home state of California. My ongoing Nutters' World Tour gives me an excuse to seek out eccentric  people, oddball places, and outrageously delicious food so I can have the fun of writing about them here.
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FALL IN SICILY

Syracuse & Catania: I'm All Ears

Catania: Living on a Live Volcano

Enna: Sicily's Belly Button & Home of the Cereal Goddess

​Agrigento: "The Devil Made Me Write It!"
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Palermo: The Good, the Bad & the Nutty
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My husband, Rich, selflessly volunteered to taste test Palermo's traditional brioche stuffed with ice cream, generally served for the customary second breakfast.

SUMMER IN CALIFORNIA
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At Last! We Finally Visit the Cuddle Barn (Senior Dog Rescue)

The Accordion Is Hip Again. Yes, It Is! (Cotati)

Boonville: A Town So Remote It Has Its Own Language (Anderson Valley)

Can't Stop the Madness, But Let's Slow It Down a Bit (Thrift Shops)

It's Only a Movie. Or Is It? (Bodega Bay)

Why I Spray-Painted My Shoes (Theme Weddings)

Please, Please, Please Don't Ask Me to Sing Karaoke (San Anselmo)

Keeping It Strange & Wonderful for Future Generations (Fairfax Festival)
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Why Isn't Anyone Banning My Books? (Alameda)

When Pigs Fly (Yes, They Can!) (Sacramento Pig Races)

Do You Believe in Magic? (Macabre Market)

My Close Encounter with the Skeptic Society (Outer Space)

The Nutters' Guide to Modern Comfort Food (My Kitchen)

Relationships: Do Humans Stand a Ghost of a Chance? (Hangtown)
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For Nutters, There's No Place Like California (Petaluma Chicken & Egg Day)
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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Me Plan the Next Nutters' Tour?

The Fairfax Festival proves once again that California is still crazy after all these years.

​SPRING 2023: SPAIN
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Spain Never Runs Out of Offbeat Curiosities (Zaragoza, Barcelona, Tarragona)

I Travel Deep into the Heart of Nuttiness (Palencia & Pamplona)

Road Warriors: Let the Good Times Roar (Léon & Oviedo)

​Travel Alert: You Can't Always Get What You Want... (Madrid & Burgos)
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Gobsmacked at Every Turn but Embracing the Chaos (Jaén & Valdepeñas) 
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All Aboard for the Nutters Tour of Spain (Packing & Organizing)
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You have to love this lion emerging from this sewer in Léon, Spain — a gift to the city from the sanitation workers.