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…
Roma e Campo dei Fiori markets
Our apartment is so lovely and spacious and has air con – an absolute necessity in Rome’s sweltering July heat. There was never a question of what we were going to do on our first morning in Rome. Obviously, nothing…
Cinque Terre dreaming…
In ten days we will be leaving for Italia and I can not WAIT! After an overnight stop over in Dubai, our first Italian stop is Monterosso on the Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre is a series of five small villages…