While out on a Rome Food Tour, I spotted this bad boy. A real life Italian SUV: What’s that you say? It looks like a bike? Look again. It’s an SUV! A Shopping Utility Vehicle. Currently on my must-have list
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The Piazza Navona Christmas market is a fun place to stop if you’re in Rome for the holiday season. It usually runs from early December until January 6th. BUT if you’re expecting to find handicrafts and luxury items, think again. This fair is (not-so-) secretly for kids. What you WILL find is cotton candy, cheap […]
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Just a friendly reminder that La Befana comes tonight! You better put out your stocking so that she can fill it with candy! (Or coal if you’ve been naughty). And if you really want to get in the Epiphany spirit, you can pick up some festive underwear. Yes, that is a witch chasing Santa. Somehow […]
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I don’t believe in New Years Resolutions, but I do believe in clean slates. That being said- I have been a bad, bad blogger and for that I am very sorry. In a past life, I lived the internet. My work and my life were online. It was an interesting time and I learned so […]
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Buon anno a tutti! Happy New Year! Thanks to one of my favorite British expats in Rome, I have a new way of remembering how to say ‘Happy New Year’ in Italian. After wishing him many happy returns he said: “Eh, yah, roight! A buon anno tah yah tew! I can remember tat one. Sounds […]
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I haven’t been much in the blog updating mood. Instead, I’ve been bouncing around California thoroughly enjoying the company of family and friends. Also, eating. Eating A LOT. My main extracurricular activity has been waiting. Waiting for paperwork from Italy, waiting for paperwork from the Italian Consulate in LA, waiting to see if I could […]
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Pulling off Thanksgiving in Rome is an expensive affair. All that crazy American import food is going to cost you! But last year I skipped hosting the holiday and felt incredibly homesick. Thanksgiving homesickness is a thing apart from Christmas homesickness. There is something about missing out on a holiday that’s not acknowledged in your […]
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Thanks to Maja of Reading Italian Maps for interviewing me in her ‘X-pat Factor’ series. Girl has got an eye for all things Italy. I’m lusting after everything she finds on Etsy. We talked about why I moved to Rome, and the best/worst things about living la dolce vita in Italy. You can check out […]