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Nov
Nov
Find the best gifts for the person who loves Italian food
I have been following Marjani Coffee Roasters online for well over a year because I was intrigued that there was a roastery in the land of Lavazza and Illy. However, it still took me a long time to make it out to EUR. I had gathered that Marjani was truly a one man show – […]
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Sep
Sep
Mercato Trionfale first opened outside of Vatican City and on the edge of Rome in the late 1800s. This makes it one of the oldest neighborhood markets (mercati rionali) in the city. As the Prati neighborhood grew, the market moved to Via Andrea Doria in the 1930s. The stalls received permits to set up and […]
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Sep
Sep
I took to Instagram stories to ask people about the most overrated things in Rome and I got some amazing answers. People were disappointed by places, restaurants, gelato, and experiences. Hype can really ruin something. You are expecting life-changing, or at least something worth a trip around the world, and you get… ordinary. Or worse: you […]
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Jul
Jul
One of my favorite things about Italy are the amazing fresh food markets that you find in every town (or in each neighborhood in larger cities). Wandering through a market is one of the best ways to mingle with locals going about their daily lives, as well as to experience the food culture that makes Italy […]
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Jun
Jun
It is dangerously easy to think of Rome as the Colosseum and the Pantheon, with perhaps a trip across the river to visit Vatican City. The truth is that there is so much more to see and experience if you know more about all the different Rome neighborhoods. I searched high and low for a […]
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Jun
Jun
I moved to Rome with a couple of suitcases, so when I landed I desperately needed basic home items that I had not brought with me. In search of sheets, towels, and hangers, I eventually wandered from San Lorenzo to the Colosseum without ever passing a store that seemed to be selling home goods. After seven […]