Catholics can be creepy. I’m one of them and have been to enough Roman and Italian churches and seen enough saints’ relics to say that with a certain level of authority. We visited the Capuchin Crypt on via Veneto and…
The secret restaurant with no name, Rome
My lovely girlfriend Cat who lives in Rome was given a restaurant recommendation by a local who lives in Trastevere, a lively night-time neighbourhood just over the Tiber river. “This restaurant has no name, no menu, is kind of illegal…
Osteria La Quercia, Roma
We experienced another culinary delight dining at Osteria La Quercia, near Piazza Farnese, last night. Thanks for my lovely girlfriend Cat for a great recommendation. Before meeting for dinner at 8.30, Zorba and I had an apertivo without food at…
Possibly the best pizza
Hello! We are in bella Roma. I lived in Roma for six months back in 2007 and was here for a week with Zorba in 2010 – coming back to Rome feels like I’m coming back home. Still tired from…
Cinque Terre – the hike
Firstly, a big shout out to our delightful B&B, Il Giardino Cantato, in Monterosso. The room is gorgeous, awesome bathroom that is all new and perfectly clean, the little garden a beautiful hidden sanctuary, and this morning’s breakfast gave us…