Next to a tangle of tram lines, with a major bus stop just outside the door, an unassuming store front advertises gelato artigianale. Inside Gelateria Corona are two tidy rows of flavors based on seasonal ingredients. Corona was my first ever favorite gelato shop in Rome, luring me in with flavors like raspberry ginger, and […]
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Aug
Aug
Ok. Here goes. Those three little words that my husband loves to hear: I. Was. Wrong. I know. I know. That NEVER happens. It’s a weird feeling, this wrongness. But I need to correct my own misperception – Tram Depot actually serves great Third Wave coffee. Too small to roast any beans, Tram Depot sources […]
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Aug
Aug
What to do in Rome in August 2016.
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Jul
Jul
I moved to Rome as a student. I planned to stay for 1 year. And 6 weeks after I arrived, I met Jimmy. When the year was up, we had a serious conversation. I had never planned to move to Italy to fall in love with an Irishman, but I did. I was ready to […]
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Jul
Jul
I have suddenly acquired a taste for cocktails. I used to shun mixed drinks in favor of wine and beer because the descriptions on the ubiquitous cocktail list brought to mind brightly colored sugary, hangover-inducing abominations. But Rome’s cocktail scene has grown up, and that is obvious at the cozy local haunts like Niji. Niji […]
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Jul
Jul
“They say that Rome is at the centre of the world,” begins the famous Greek-born Italian painter.
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Jul
Jul
Updated 30 May 2021 I moved to Rome as a student, after being laid off, when the exchange rate was painful. You could say I was on a budget. Finding cheap places to eat in Rome was pretty high on my to-do list, seeing as I also did not have a functional refrigerator for a […]
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Jul
Jul
A cheese shop for serious foodies.