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Category: Italy
How, you ask? By cooking! 2020 has been the year of no travels. Quarantine gave me more time on my hands, so I used that time to cook different dishes from around the globe. Some were attempts to recreate my favorite dishes I’ve eaten during my travels, and some were dishes from places still on … Continue reading how to be a tourist in your own home
Picture this. You’re taking in the beautiful and very unique views that Venice has to offer. You see other tourists doing the same from the comfort of their gondolas. The sun is beaming. There’s a light, crisp sea breeze blowing through your hair. It’s the perfect, relaxing way to wind down from a jam-packed touristy … Continue reading the best 20 euros you will ever spend in venice
I actually just missed it by a couple of hours. I left Venice Saturday morning and their wedding was Saturday night. I’m kind of glad though, because that also meant that I got to avoid the hoards of tourists trying to catch a glimpse of the happy couple (even though I probably would have been … Continue reading i did not get an invite to amal alamuddin and george clooney’s wedding
I had to go for that cliché. I just had to do it. When in Rome, what else is there to do? I’m glad you asked! Piazza del Popolo - a large square that was used for public execution. Luckily it’s home to something far less morbid today - people watching. Street performers moonwalking to … Continue reading when in rome
Unless you want to walk for an hour, the bus (64) is probably your best option to get into Vatican City. It will get you there from the city center in about a half an hour. Once you arrive, you will go through security check. I’ve read that the Vatican is super strict on dress … Continue reading hey look! is that the pope?
You’re getting closer. You see the sign and the arrow pointing towards the Fontana di Trevi. You can almost smell the rusted coins that have been soaking in those murky waters for God only knows how long. Until you turn that final corner and you feast your eyes on a bunch of scaffolding. And this … Continue reading the trevi fountain, in none of its glory
By your third museum, everything starts to look the same. Statues have the same stance. Paintings have the same subjects. And it gets harder and harder to differentiate which piece of art you saw where. And yes, I realize that might be offensive to some art history majors/art buffs out there. But art is just … Continue reading the borghese doesn’t have to be boring
After that whole near death experience, (okay, I really mean to say near pick-pocketing experience. I’m just being dramatic) I was ready to leave it behind and just go do some touristy things. Our first stop (besides lunch) was of course, the Colosseum. Well, almost our first stop. We stopped by a church on our … Continue reading what you came to rome for
I almost got pick-pocketed in Rome. This also almost happened to me when I went to Dublin in 2013 but thats another story for another time. I guess I’m just an easy target? But back to Rome. These pick-pocketers know what they’re doing. They’re experts. They’ve made a career out of it. They’ve even made … Continue reading how i almost got pick-pocketed in rome
Since museums are not really my thing, had to keep myself entertained somehow. So just in case this offends anyone.......#sorrynotsorry (pictures were taken in the Uffizi in Florence, the Borghese in Rome, the Vatican Museums in Vatican City, and the National Roman Museum in Rome)
