I felt compelled to write the following upon learning that this week’s #JAchat topic is Rome. (#JAchat is a weekly Twitter travel chat that I co-host. Read here to learn more.) I’ve heard other travelers compare picking a favorite place in the world, out of all the towns, cities, and countries they’ve visited, to choosing which […]
Along with JAchat, one of the highlights of the week for me also takes place on Fridays: FriFotos. I’ve co-hosted in the past and am thrilled to have been invited to do so again this week. The theme is RING, which I love because it is left wide open for interpretation. One way to think […]
There is a new Twitter travel chat in town. It’s something to be excited about and I’m proud to be involved. It’s called #JAchat and it was started by my friend and fellow travel blogger, Pola Henderson, of Jetting Around. The main focus of Pola’s blog is city travel and culture and that theme has […]
Who doesn’t love Fridays? I mean, there are so many reasons to look forward to the end of the week and one of those reasons, for me, is #FriFotos. This week’s theme is URBAN. So let’s have a look at some of my favorite cities in the world, shall we? I could go on and […]
Piazza Navona, a photo by Francesca… on Flickr. At this time last year, my family and I were preparing to spend a few days in Rome. I fell deeply in love with the city during that visit (not my first) and definitely left my heart there. This photo of Piazza Navona is one of my […]
My mother keeps reminding me that we’ve been home from Italy for 2 ½ months now and she is “still waiting for the list of all the places we went to.” So, Mom, here is your list, complete with photos to refresh your memory. For everyone else, please consider it a photographic timeline of our […]
Millions of visitors flock to Rome to get a glimpse of ancient life, for a better sense of history, or as a religious pilgrimage. The Eternal City is a living museum. But away from the major attractions like the Colosseum and the Spanish Steps, people – Romans – really live there. I would imagine that […]
