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I love me a good food market.  The food markets of Europe can't really compare to anything where I live. Sure, we have farmers markets in the summer here, but not on the scale that Italy and France do.  I…

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, you know that if you are going to travel with only a carry-on bag, you’re restricted on the amount of liquids you can take with you. Well,…

One of the biggest reasons visitors flock to Rome year after year is to bare witness to all the ancient ruins. The slices of crumbling pieces left behind from life thousands of years ago. And I am no exception.  It is…

Pizza al Taglio is Rome’s version of fast food.  In Paris, you often see locals walking around with a baguette under their arm, ripping off chunks and munching as they walk around the city.  Pizza al Taglio is Rome’s equivalent…

We all know how time consuming and stressful it is trying to get through airport security.  Impatient people pushing from behind you, trying to leaf through your stuff, trying to figure out what to put on the belt and what…

I had found Nan McElroy’s site Living Venice, a few years back while searching for other blogs about Italy. Nan lives in Venice, a favorite city of mine, and captures it beautifully in her blog. We had occassionally conversed through…

This edition of Travel Photo Friday I am taking creative liberties and using my own photo this month.It is my blog afterall. But, I tell you, this one I need a little help with.  And I think it might be…

Nothing says 'I love you' like a wedding!   And while Chris and I were wandering around Trastevere, we decided to take a break by visiting the beautiful church, Santa Maria in Trastevere. As if the church wasn't beautiful enough,…

As we found out last week, Rome’s temperatures can be unpredictable.  Down right scorching.  I swear I could see the heat waves rising right out of the cobblestones!   But that heat usually doesn’t come until July and August, which…