In some ways, it’s hard to believe that the year is half over. Then again, looking back at all of the lovely places I have been and people I have met- it’s been a full 6 months! Here is what 2013 looked like for me from January to June. Car rental and a three hour […]
As in: Why do these cost 390 Euro ($500)??
I didn’t really expect to say this, but I am overly impressed at how beautifully curated Nespresso’s N Mag is. This month’s featured city is Rome. English version available here, or pop into the boutique cafe in Piazza di Spagna to try to snag the Italian print copy.
A sagra is a festival, usually centered around a local delicacy. You can have sagre for porcini mushrooms, gnocchi, beer, lavender… but the sagra I most wanted to go near Rome is the sagra della fragole- the Nemi strawberry festival. With a fearless (and manual-transmission trained) fellow explorer, we navigated the strange world of Italian car […]
The spring has been so strange, with thunderstorms and freezing winds marking the first day of June. So you’ll just have to trust me when I say that sometimes when the weather is hot you get a nagging urge to leave Rome for the day. One such place to skip off to is the ancient […]
The food in this Sicilian restaurant was fine. Salty but good. But I could not. stop. staring. at this painting: Really? Thong butt? That’s what I should gaze upon while dining? Spotted in Milazzo.
File this under: Only in Italy A make your own pizza kit for the kiddies! Unnecessary but adorable: 15% off so you better get it while the gettin’ is good.
I have several bloggers to thank for my food finds today. This morning, I set off for the San Paolo neighborhood of Rome. It was a surreal walk from the metro to my alma mater, where I had been invited to give a short lecture. As strange as it felt to be back at school, […]
