Camilla and Alessandra have dedicated a wonderful site to all those for whom "the culture is something ordinary." They did it with Ordinaryseaman, a place (because it is much more than a magazine) where reign supreme beauty, research and charm....

This month the column will ben a little sui-generis, a trip to Italy. I flew to my home country and visited some of my most favorite places that I hadn't been to in a long time.  I, always too American...