Friday and Saturday nights in Roman neighborhood Trastevere are extremely busy. So much so that when I actually lived there I rarely was able to sleep in the summer/fall months. Groups stay in Trastevere drinking and carousing until early hours below the windows of people who actually live there. For this reason, it was always…
Best Gelato in Rome: San Crispino Gelateria’s New Location
Gelato is definitely an “O food” (Check out our O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month contest) One of my favorite gelaterias in Rome is San Crispino. I’ve talked about it and heard about it so much from others it’s a shock to me to realize that the Tour del Gelato has never stopped at…
Springtime in Rome’s Campagna
Thanks everyone for comments on my Latest News…it’s going to be exciting! And Wow! over 80 comments for a free jar of an organic Nutella-substitute! You guys really want these! Congrats to Mandy, Comment#58, winner of a free jar of Deanocciola flavor of your choice! Send me your address! And stay tuned…I may have a…
Where in the World Am I?
Do I really need to tell you where I spent the weekend? My friends found round-trip plane tickets for 20 euros, but if you’re not leaving from Milano Linate (and are leaving from Bergamo or Malpensa), you spend more time on shuttles/taxis getting to/from the airport and checking-in than just taking good ol’Trenitalia. Rome is…
Fuzzy Monday, Italy news & Music
Even this picture is a bit fuzzy, which is how I’m feeling. I had a busy weekend. I cooked a lot and though I would like a break, it has somehow given me more ideas and energized me to do more! I received free tickets to Heineken’s Jammin Festival (last year I saw Depeche Mode…