The Escapologist

The Escapologist

I Can’t Speak Italian and Other Tragedies

A week in Olympic Milan and a lifetime trying to understand my father's homeland...

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Laura Motta
Feb 23, 2026
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Sorrento toward Mount Vesuvius, 2018 / Laura Motta

I was in Sorrento and it was one of those summer days that feels like what people think the Amalfi coast feels like. Cloudless, a little too warm in a way that feels sexy and not gross. Sparkling Mediterranean, lemon granita, sandals on cobblestones, a pale blue skirt.

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