I often bemoan that lack of cool places to hang out in Testaccio. As you can see from my postings, I love my neighborhood, and I want to spend a lot of time in this corner of Rome, but there is a dearth of evening options unless you are into teenage nightclubs. Enter: Stazione di […]
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Aug
Aug
Late summer concerts, craft beer and food festivals, plus a little nude art modeling… here is what is on in Rome!
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Aug
Aug
UPDATE APRIL 2017: Carapina in Rome has closed. After you have gorged on pizza bianca at Antico Forno Roscioli, you can walk a few doors down for gelato at Carapina. Carapina started in Florence, but opened a Rome location in 2014. The focus is on seasonal flavors made with natural ingredients. In fact, Carapina […]
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Aug
Aug
We have lived in Rome for long enough to have embraced at least one Roman tradition: Leaving in August. The vacation is over, but excuse me while I pretend that we are still in holiday mode. Clearly, Jimmy is the Irish one. But I am the driver. Which means when I see a castle, I […]
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Aug
Aug
We woke up in Ireland to worried text messages from family in the U.S. Early mornings always come with a sense of the imagined, and the inability to comprehend the world around you for the first few moments. But as I quickly scanned through the shocking photos of Amatrice and other affected hamlets, I realized […]
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Aug
Aug
In a city that is usually a mishmash of burnt colors, architectural styles, and varying heights, the Ara Pacis stands out. Pure white and glass. Clean lines. It is a building you remember for its cool simplicity rather than its towering domes. Inside, the museum is small and simple. Because the main attraction is smack-dab […]
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Aug
Aug
Trattoria dell’Omo is one of the weirdest places I have been in a long time, and I mean that in the best possible way. Dell’Omo is about as authentic as they come. The peachy panelling hasn’t changed in decades, and the clearly Xeroxed menus make it feel like the management gave up on anything leather-bound long ago. Dell’Omo is […]
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Aug
Aug
Worried about saftey in Rome? It never hurts to be cautious but rest assured that Rome is safe, for a major European capital. And I never agreed in that past that “someone” was targeting American students abroad. But I do agree that the intoxicating feeling of being in Rome, and actual intoxication can be a […]