Monday Madness - Lance Armstrong, Sexy Prisons, Top Regional Blogs

First the breaking news: Lance Armstrong has broken his collarbone in the Vuelta a Castilla y León, making him highly questionable for the Giro d’Italia...

Now back to our regularly scheduled program. Why do I never get tired of touring Italy? It’s all that regional variation. You nurse the car up over a craggy peak and wham! On the way down you’re in a different region of Italy. They talk different. The food is different. People look different. I’ll never tire of the differences.

So, when blogs.com asked me to do a top ten list, I chose some blogs that really get into those differences, reflecting the diversity of Italian cuisine and life. These should make a good place to start exploring the Italy beyond the Rome-Venice-Florence triumvirate. Here’s the list: 10 Great Blogs for Exploring Italy

What’s caught my attention this morning? Well, any blog post with a title of The Sexiest Prison certainly titillates the topmost.