So, you’ve arrived in Rome….Congratulations! Step 1 is complete. Now for Step 2, you need to get to your hotel, and depending on which airport you’ve landed in you have different options. Since most visitors will arrive at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO), we’ve focused on that. After all, its much larger and farther away […]
If you’re really into ice cream, or specifically Gelato, then I guess this article is for you. Although it seems a little obsessive to be researching ice cream prior to actually getting it, I guess I can’t judge since I’m the one writing this stuff. So for you Gelato Aficionados out there, here is a […]
It is my humble opinion that there is NO bad time to come to Rome, however, on the top of my list for visiting the Eternal City is at Christmas time! Lit-up on December 8, La Festa dell’Immacolata Concezione (the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception) and left illuminating until la Epifania (Epiphany – January […]
All roads may lead to Rome but not all streets in Rome are created equal. In this ancient, convoluted, enchanting, twisted mass of boulevards, tiny lanes and mini piazzas, one could roam around on foot for days and never see the same street twice. Or, in my case, walk in circles for three hours and never […]
Vanilla or chocolate? Pizza or pasta? Rome or Florence? I got to thinking about the connections we form and how our preferences are shaped – from the foods we like to the type of environments we place ourselves. Sometimes we meet a person and know immediately whether or not we like them. More often, however, […]
When friends are planning a trip to Italy they often ask me the question: Should we rent a car and drive while we’re visiting? My rhetorical question in response is always: Are you insane? You have to understand that I’m a great big sissy when it comes to getting behind the wheel of a car in […]
Italians use the term mangiare bene which literally means “to eat well”. But along with referring to a meal of flavor and value, it also suggests a savored time surrounded by friends and loved ones while consuming fresh, whole, seasonal and regional products. In other words, the definition encompasses not just the food and its […]
After a few days of having basked in the architectural grandeur of the brick-red Duomo in Florence, sipped on frothy cappuccinos on the balcony of Café Key Largo in Piazza del Campo in Siena, and marveled at the white marbled leaning tower of Pisa, one may be inclined to head Northwest to the Region of […]
