Friday: Schools are closed in Rome today due to risk of snow, so if you’re lucky enough to have the…
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If you’ve ever spent more than 10 days, consecutively, in Italy, chances are you have lived through a sciopero, or…
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The Trevi Fountain. At 85.3 feet high and 65.6 feet wide, this tower of travertine is a big, wet dream.…
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Rome is filled with expats of a nebulous legal status, and I spoke to one of them. Name: This person…
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Ever try paying for something in Rome with a 50 euro bill and NOT get a dirty look? Forget a…
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While the quartiere Coppedè may seem far, it is quite close to a few other gems of north-east Rome. If…
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Something you notice right away in Italy is the power of the Italian mom. Not to say that other cultures…
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Frescoes and French Diplomats – Visiting the Palazzo Farnese
by Maddie DeWitt January 31, 2012The Palazzo Farnese and its namesake Piazza are located just meters from, and with a view of, the chaos of…
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Photo of the Week: Spinaro
by Young in Rome January 31, 2012 -
Coming from the Italian verb, scemare, or to decrease, or wane, scemo means: idiot, fool, stupid, dim-witted, silly, twit, dumb… It’s not…
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Super Bowl party at Penny Lane!
by Young in Rome January 30, 2012Looking for a place to watch the epic battle as the perpetual underdog New England Patriots take on those small…