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Toritto at the Hotel Torino – 1965

Posted on August 19, 2015 by toritto

Welcome to the Hotel Torino! No not in Turin. In Eritrea. First you need some background on how geeky Toritto wound up in Eritrea in 1964. No surprise. We had troops there. We have troops everywhere. One Spring day while … Continue reading →

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Toritto in Venice – 1975

Posted on August 9, 2015 by toritto

It’s January 1975 and thirty something Toritto is going on a business trip for the Great American Travel Company. To Venice. Italy. Tough duty but someone has to do it. Actually the company’s “Venice” office is in Mestre, a bit of an … Continue reading →

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On Being Had

Posted on February 13, 2015 by toritto

It was the first half of the 1970s, I  was in my early thirties  and was an up and coming young “executive” working for the Great American Travel company (Don’t leave home without it!). We were having some problems in … Continue reading →

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