Learning Italian is no small feat. You might have to study for years, spend time in full immersion, read full-length novels, and then finally find yourself fluent. But even if your Italian is perfect, you will find that many people pepper their speech with dialect and local idioms that don’t appear in any textbook. So […]
We are currently sitting at home in Rome, which is exactly what we have been doing for most of 2020. For Christmas, the Italian government has released a confusing, color-coded DCPM (decree) about what we can and cannot do, who we can and cannot see, where we can and cannot go, and what businesses can […]
Italy may have invented the cappuccino but the perfect morning drink remains elusive, even here. That is because the perfect cappuccino is a combination of the quality of: the coffee, the milk, the coffee machine + the skill of the barista. So let me say that it is something spectacular to discover that the perfect […]
Rome is beautiful at Christmastime. While I do love the massive tree in Piazza Venezia, my favorite places in the city are the tiny alleyways strung with lights. But even if you can’t experience the beauty of the holiday season in Rome, you can still take home some decorations to put up in your own […]
There is no bad time to come to Rome, but I think that autumn is my favorite season. The stifling heat of summer is gone and the crowds dim a bit. You may have more rain to deal with, but there are also amazing sunsets and golden displays as the leaves begin to change. In […]
I remember my first Christmas in Rome, 10 (!) years ago. It was my first Christmas away from home but my best friend was coming to make the season jollier. I didn’t have a couch or much furniture to speak of, but I was determined to spruce the place up. The problem was, I was […]
A tiny restaurant serving regional Chinese street food sandwich with crunchy noodles is fast becoming one of the most delicious spots to eat in Rome.
After 10 years in Rome (!), it had never occurred to me to eat in Piazza Navona. The restaurants which line the sides of one of the most beautiful squares in Rome are notorious for serving subpar food at high prices. In short, they are tourist traps. However, that has changed now that a new […]
