Italy

I can’t remember how exactly I found out about the Painted Houses– perhaps it was just on the Ostia Antica website– but I caught wind that on Sundays, you could make reservations (for free!) to see the restored painted houses Read More

I have been wanting to go see Pompeii since we arrived in Cyprus (and before that too, but since we’re so close now I’ve felt it with new urgency). I originally wanted to go last August, but it was immediately Read More

After our food tour, we wandered back toward the Centro Storico, passed the “Circo Massimo” where chariot races were held once upon a time. This looks like a place I could actually live: We arrived at our destination, the Colosseum, Read More

I do not have any great love for Rome. In fact, while I’d love to go back to Italy and explore the countryside and different regions, I don’t think I’ll feel a burning desire to go back to Rome anytime Read More