We were up before the sun. Monica, our cheerful guide from Avventure Bellissime Tours, greeted us in the lobby of our hotel near Piazza Navona. It was 7 a.m.—dark and early, but not too early for two double espressos to go. After one stop to pick up three additional passengers, we were on our way. […]
During a recent holiday to Rome, my travel companion and I had the opportunity to experience well-known restaurants and lesser-known gems, as we were lucky to have a few Roman friends who could show us around.. Rome has all the pleasure—and food—one could ask for, from the casual pizza stop at the corner pizzeria to […]
As an author, I love to take American characters and bring them overseas. Not only does it allow me to write off my travel expenses (it is research, after all), but also pulling characters out of their element and dropping them somewhere unfamiliar raises the stakes and increases tension. My first novel, “Burning the Map” […]
In June 2012 I spent a week in Rome, Italy. I was lucky enough to be staying with a friend, so I saved on accommodations. However, because my friend’s place wasn’t in the centre of Rome, I had to get to grips with the city’s often-challenging public transport network in order to get to where […]