Rome... If You Want To

• Go Deep into Venice this Summer 8 years ago Go to Venice whenever, and as often, as you can. If you’re going there now, in the summertime, be prepared to be squeezed into your gondola, the Doge’s Palace, and Piazza San Marco like I’m squeezing into this bathing suit after a long winter. Summer in Venice means elbow-to-elbow crowds that...
• The Courtesans Tour in Rome - Juicy Storytelling, On Location! 9 years ago Roman History. It starts with Caesar and skips over to Mussolini, right? Not much happened in the middle, right? WRONG! Rome in the 1600s was a den of iniquity, crawling with corruption, and seething with scandal and syphilis. A few families had wealth and treasure beyond imagination; everyone else...
• "Tram Tracks" in Rome - Rock Music and Good Food on Rails 9 years ago Hey, welcome to Rome! Now what are you gonna do here? You’ve had a long day on your feet, you’re hungry, and consider yourself a fun person. What are you going to do tonight? My friend Lauren and I just had one of the craziest fun nights we’ve ever had in Rome and like everything […] The...
• My Birthday at Il Fontanaro: My (and Your!) New Favorite Place in Italy 9 years ago In the last couple of months, I have been lucky enough to visit Il Fontanaro, an ethereally beautiful corner of the earth hugging the border with Tuscany on the Umbria side. I have visited both Umbria and Tuscany many times, stayed in some spectacular places (villas, castles, agriturismi) and this...
• The Merck Prize: Science & Literature Gala in Rome 9 years ago   Recently I was invited to an event so fancy that as I was standing there in my one semi-designer dress, I wondered if someone sent me the invitation by mistake. But it was true, my friends were there and we were all making toasts and celebrating the occasion: The Merck Prize for Literature...

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