This heatwave in Rome is showing no signs of letting up. It is misery. I was incredibly fortunate to escape to Capri for a few weeks during the worst of it, but right before I ran away, we spent the day just outside of Rome in the remarkably cooler and very peaceful town of Nemi.
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"The list is the origin of culture,” Umberto Eco. My favorite things to do and eat in Rome, European city breaks, and the best information on Italian beaches and islands.
7.29.2015
Day Trip to Nemi
This heatwave in Rome is showing no signs of letting up. It is misery. I was incredibly fortunate to escape to Capri for a few weeks during the worst of it, but right before I ran away, we spent the day just outside of Rome in the remarkably cooler and very peaceful town of Nemi.
Labels:
How to be Roman,
near rome,
summer
7.22.2015
Eating in Capri {Ristorante Michel'Angelo}
I am so happy that this time I said yes.
Labels:
amalfi coast,
capri,
Pasta,
Restaurants,
summer
7.10.2015
What to Eat and Where to Stay on the Cilento Coast
Labels:
amalfi coast,
beach,
Cilento,
summer
7.08.2015
How to survive a Roman Heatwave
Rome is hot right now. More than regular summer hot, which I really enjoy, but more like nothing is fun after five minutes outside hot. Which is kind of a drag. I follow the Roman rhythms and try to run my errands early in the morning and spend the hottest part of the day inside with the windows and shutters shut tight, venturing out again when the sun sets and there is usually a breeze. Here are a few more things I have been doing to get through the heatwave
You have to give the Italians extra credit for literary flair. The current heatwave is named Flegetonte, which Dante described as a river of blood that boiled souls. He's not wrong.
Labels:
beach,
cocktails,
coffee,
How to be Roman,
summer
7.01.2015
How to Pack for the Amalfi Coast
I recently went on a press trip to the Amalfi and Cilento coasts that dovetailed with a long planned family trip to Ponza. Packing was challenge. Now I knew that the Amalfi Coast has stairs. A lot of stairs. And we that we were going to be moving around a lot. In Ponza, the charming house we rent requires a vigorous hike on a very narrow path to reach. I had to have a dress for a Michelin starred dinner, beach clothes, nature walk clothes and comfortable but chic travel to and from clothes. A few of my fellow travelers asked me how I did it, so I decided to share my secrets to how to pack for the Amalfi Coast here.
Labels:
amalfi,
amalfi coast,
capri,
Ponza,
positano
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