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V. M. Traverso
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V. M. Traverso
V.M. Traverso is a freelance journalist based in New York. She holds a BA in Geography from King’s College London and a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University. Interested in culture, religion, art and travel, Ms. Traverso lived and worked in the UK, Ghana, and the Philippines before moving to the U.S. Her work has appeared on Atlas Obscura, BCC Travel and Mother Jones.
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V. M. Traverso
New pilgrimage route in California: “Camino de Sonoma”
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V. M. Traverso
Archeologists find a lost medieval church in Venice
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V. M. Traverso
The Catholic origins of Naples’ Carnival cake
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V. M. Traverso
Moses painting by Baroque master Guercino rediscovered
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V. M. Traverso