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Underwater metros and an Italian village bought up by Americans

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Transit and transplants keep things moving around the world. View in Browser 04.29.23 Incredible Italian home makeovers, jaw-dropping marine discoveries and ritzy new trains in Scotland and Taiwan.   Here's the latest from CNN Travel .   By Maureen O'Hare   🏚️ Renovation inspiration  Irsina, Italy (Courtesy Sandy Webster) With Italy seemingly awash with gorgeous, stone-built homes in need of a little TLC, it feels like these days you're never more than 10 feet from an American with a measuring tape.   Massachusetts couple Doug and Leah Johnson renovated a 14th-century apartment in the town of Vasanello in Lazio that they bought for less than $14,000. "The amazing thing in Italy is that they really preserve old buildings," says Doug. "It's not easy to knock down an important structure."   And in the little town of Irsina in the southern Basilicata region, more than 300 non-Italians from No...

She finds the stories behind the headlines

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Senior writer Faith Karimi on what inspires her View in browser An exclusive inside look with your free CNN account 👋 Meet CNN senior writer Faith Karimi By Tricia Escobedo  Faith Karimi is a writer with CNN Digital's culture and enterprise team. (Photo credit: Mary Ruskell) Reading romance novels as a kid might not sound like the typical start to a journalism career. But CNN senior writer Faith Karimi says exploring books of all kinds is what led her to where she is today.   "My dad used to drop us off in the library in the morning when he was going to work during school breaks and pick us up on his way home. When you are stuck in the library and you have no choice, you just read all day," Karimi said.    "I fell in love with reading and writing and realized it can transport you to another world without getting on a flight."   Her vast book selection included Harlequin romances, which helped her last year wh...