A1 South Bound

Nearly 20 years in Italy and the image of old barns and farm houses in decay has remained as a strong anchor to the cultural experience here.

On my first work trip a Dutch colleague picked me up from the Malpensa airport to drive me down to Modena.  So, my first memories will remain these same farmlands along the A1, the smell of strong coffee and cigarette smoke at the autogrills and the nausea induced from my Dutch colleague chain-smoking in the car.  He smoked Marlboro Reds and seemed like he went through about a pack in a half in the short two hour drive.... :)