The Live-In Tourist

• EXPLORING MORE OF ANCIENT ROME, PART 2 1 year ago A while back, I waxed poetically (not really, but still) about the various forums that you can see in Rome, the magnificent Teatro Marcello and adjacent Portico d’Ottavio, and the hidden in plain sight Temple of Hadrian.  You can find that piece by clicking here.  Today, in part two of ancient...
• DIEGO MARADONA IN NAPOLI 1 year ago If there is a sports star that is as revered somewhere as Diego Maradona is in Napoli, I’d like to see it. When I say that the city’s collective obsession over this man is nearly total, a potentially unhealthy obsession by all that inhabit the city, you probably wouldn’t believe me. But visit...
• EXPLORING MORE OF ANCIENT ROME, PART 1 1 year ago When we first visited Rome in the summer of 2007, we were very green when it came to trip planning and travel in general.  It was our first major trip, our first trip to Europe, and at the time, it felt like we had it all figured out.  Of course, we didn’t.  In actuality, you never really do,...
• ALIMENTARI COSCIA 1 year ago If you spend any time in Napoli at all, it’s a must to head over to Alimentari Coscia in the centro storico.  It’s a family run specialty food shop, and Francesco, the multilingual son, is one of the best ambassadors for cibo napoletano in that fine city. He wants you to understand the flavors...
• EATING IN NAPOLI 1 year ago I had pizza on my mind when we were planning our trip to Napoli.  After all, this is the city where pizza was invented, so my goal of eating pizza every day we were there seemed reasonable. I had pizza on my mind when we arrived in Napoli.  This was it:  the pizza adventure was set to begin.  I...

• Top 10 Places to People Watch in Nice, France Expat Blog Awards 2013 When coming to a foreign country and setting up a new life, one of the major goals is trying to fit in.  No one likes to be pointed out as the outsider and this especially applies to expats who want so desperately to integrate into their chosen...

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