Rome’s Esquilino Market is one of the busiest food markets in the city. A short walk from Termini, Esquilino is a neighborhood that has lived many lives. On one side, you’ll find aqueducts. On the other, porticoes better suited for Torino. The market itself takes up an entire city block. Inside you can find everything […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
Practical Information, Public Transportation, Rome
Fiumicino or Ciampino: Which Airport to use to get to Rome
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Sep
Sep
Rome has two airports: Fiumicino (FCO), which is also sometimes referred to as Rome’s Lenardo da Vinci Airport, and Ciampino (CIA). So which airport should you use to fly into Rome? Rome’s Ciampino Airport: Ciampino is essentially a glorified bus station. It is a nice bus station… with planes. While it is incredibly small and simple […]
15
Sep
Sep
I was a little late to the game, but I finally watched Chef’s Table on Netflix. I was instantly hooked, and now, like the rest of the world, know I need to get to Modena ASAP. The documentary style episodes feel like they are part nature show, and part art film. The cuisine is just […]
14
Sep
Sep
Rome is a beautiful city to get lost in. But with so many perfectly imperfect twisting lanes, there are only a few that I will go out of my way for. Via dei Coronari is a street that I can always make time for. It is the perfect Roman street. The flaking paint jobs are movie-set […]
13
Sep
Sep
A review of Welcome Pickups in Rome
13
Sep
Sep
Away from the crowds that spill out from Antica Pizzeria da Michele or Sorbillo, 50 Kalò feels calm and contained. We literally took one look at the mass of humans outside Sorbillo on Via Tribunali and hailed a taxi. For €17 (and of course no actual meter used) we were whisked across town and then […]
12
Sep
Sep
There a few perfect places in the world, but the American Academy in Rome may very well be a little slice of paradise on earth. It is a place for thinking, creating and sharing. Fellows arrive for one year stints to paint, make music, dig artifacts, write, and dance. Coming from different disciplines, they sit […]
09
Sep
Sep
Krishna 13 is not the only Indian restaurant in Rome, but it is one of the best. It is also one of the fanciest. From the napkins, to the stemware and the inlaid tables – nothing has been left to chance. Even the menus are a little bit cheeky – labeling naan as “the bridesmaids” […]