Italy

The Rome Rundown: Top Five Things to Do

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January 16, 2012
The Rome Rundown: Top Five Things to Do

You’re in Rome, you’ve got a limited amount of money and/or time and you want to hit the high points? Here are five things not to miss in Rome along with a few Dos and Don’ts.
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Italy: A feast for the senses

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January 11, 2012

Looking through my photo files on this brisk January day and dreaming of strolling the streets of Rome once again …

Hello ‘Cello

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November 9, 2011

 

When life gives you lemons … it’s time to stock up on vodka and tonic.

Unless you are the Pallini family of Italy, in which case it’s time to make premium Pallini Limoncello.

Here’s a video I made during my recent visit as a guest of the Pallinis in Italy. Read more »

Umbrian interlude

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September 30, 2011
Umbrian interlude

Is there anything finer than sitting in a cafe with nothing particular to do? I’ll save you some trouble, the answer is no … unless you can do it while watching other people scurrying around madly. That’s what I’m doing this week, spending a couple of days in Perugia where the sensational trial of...
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Julius Caesar, late bloomer

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September 29, 2011
Julius Caesar, late bloomer

When in Rome, it’s fun to tune into ancient history. After all, there are picturesque ruins at every turn, not to mention the layers of unexcavated history that lie beneath the most pedestrian buildings. For my last morning in Rome, I took a walk past the remains of the gladiators’ locker rooms. I confess...
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Amazing Amalfi

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September 27, 2011
Amazing Amalfi

I’m typing this on a leather-inlaid writing desk while listening to the Tyrrhenean sea slap against the craggy rocks beneath my open window. It’s one of those pinch-me moments. I feel as if I really should be pecking out the final chapters of my Great American Novel on a Royal typewriter, but since all...
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Seeing the Colosseum

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September 25, 2011
Seeing the Colosseum

For those of you who have vivid images of Emperor Nero laughing maniacally as lions snacked on Christians in the Colosseum, I have bad news. Nero, it turns out, died before the Colosseum was built in the First Century. In fact, in his day the site of the famous amphitheater was a lake. This...
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