Happy New Year! Here is to hoping that your year is filled with lots of beautiful days and plenty of Colosseum sunsets, because that is what it is all about, right?
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Dec
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The paperwork in Italy is never done. No. Really. Never done. In five years, I have never written about how to get a permesso di soggiornio because just thinking about it gives me chest pains. However, the process is slowly getting better and it remains one of those necessities of life in Italy as a […]
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Dec
Dec
I arrived in Mexico City a day before Jimmy. What did I do with one day alone in a city of 22 million people? I ate bugs. Why did I do it? Because eating bugs has been on the bucket list for a long time and I wanted to finish 2015 strong. Those maguey worms, […]
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Dec
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If you follow me on instagram, you might have realized from all the taco photos that we are not in Rome for Christmas this year. Fresh off a belated honeymoon in Mexico, we are celebrating with friends and family in California. In a few days, we will be headed to colder American climes, and then […]
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Dec
Dec
A few moons ago, there was a little shop in Testaccio that I would call a hole-in-the-wall and mean that in the nicest possible way. 00100 closed but was soon reborn as Trapizzino – named for what was already their signature sandwich. The new Trapizzino shop did away with the pizza al taglio that had […]
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Dec
Dec
This time of year, everything starts to seem over the top which is why it is critical to remember that sometimes things that are small are also things that are very important. Gelato, for example, is a small important thing. I prefer cones to cups, and smalls to bigs, when it comes to gelato. I […]
Rome, Rome Churches, Things to Do in Rome, Unexpected Rome
Unexpected Rome: Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
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Ok, I get it. A church is not exactly “unexpected” in Rome. However, Santa Maria deli Angeli e dei Martiri is not your average Roman church. Sure it has vaulted ceilings, gorgeous frescoes and adorned domes. But the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and of the Martyrs was designed by Michelangelo who died […]
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Dec
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Living most of my life in Southern California, I never really experienced what people like to call “winter.” I remember being so jealous of people who could actually wear pea coats. Pea coats were the cutest! Since moving to Rome and acquiring my own winter accessories arsenal, I get it. Winter is cold. All those […]