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Three Days In Rome
Blog: Travel With Julie - 9 November 2009
I have a friend who recently told me she did Rome in one day. "It was a whirlwind trip and I was exhausted," she said. Can Rome be done in one day? Not exactly. According to my friend, she captured...
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Visit Rome Online By Google
Blog: Travel With Julie - 27 October 2009
Visit Rome Online By Google Earth
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Roman Holiday
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 27 October 2009
Amazingly, I made my way over to the Vatican this morning without getting lost once. Not bad considering it’s the complete opposite side of my map and I encountered several one way streets where I wanted to turn. I need to reiterate what I said last night though, these roads are chaos! The riding style for [...]
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To hell and back
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 26 October 2009
When I left Napoli on Saturday I knew that I would one day return, I didn’t expect that day to be Monday. Hopefully in 7 hours I’ll be back in Rome with passport safely in hand and just going to pick a Vespa up. No hitches please. With all the train travel today was a good [...]
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The singer out of Skipknot went to Rome to see The Pope
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 25 October 2009
I’m just on the way to the Stadio Olimpic to try and get this ticket, it doesn’t sound overly promising though from what people have been saying. Also, as I don’t have a passport even if they are selling them to foreigners they might not let me get one without it, hopefully my driving license [...]
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What a numpty!
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 24 October 2009
On the way to the station today I saw those savoury delights that I had 2 of yesterday for tea. I can confirm that they are called a Panini Napoletani (or Naples butty to you and me, though my predictive text just tried to change it to Naples bitty which is something very different indeed). [...]
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Rome’s Villa Borghese Gardens
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 20 October 2009
Comprised of the grounds of a seventeenth century pleasure palace, the Villa Borghese Gardens is a large park in Rome with a widespread area that includes a lake, lots of manicured green grass and a number of museums and attractions. The second largest public park in Rome after Villa Doria Pamphili, the Borghese Gardens is the perfect spot to find peace and quiet in the middle of the busy city. The main entrance, off Piazzale Flaminio, is flanked by colossal roman columns. The road at this entrance stretches the entire ...
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Italy (Day 5) – Vatican City
Blog: Andy's Rotten Ideas - 8 October 2009
After having our breakfast at the hotel, my wife and I got into the bus to Vatican City. A territory enclosed by stone walled or buildings within the city of Rome. It’s the smallest country and population in the world. How ironical. At least, something to put into my travel profile. The city is ruled by the bishop of Rome; guess who…it’s the Pope who is the head of state and head of government of this city. On our way to Saint Peter’s Square, I saw this impressive round structure was once a castle called Castle San Angelo. Today, it's a museum and a place to explore.
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5 Family-Friendly Hotels in Rome
Blog: Heather on her travels - 27 September 2009
My guest-post today is from Amie O’Shaughnessy of Ciao Bambino, who shares her tips for finding family-friendly accommodation in Rome. The accomodation challenge for families in Rome The biggest challenge in finding a family-friendly hotel is Rome is figuring out which properties accommodate 3 or more people in a single configuration given that rooms in the historic [...]
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My Actual Costs – Europe – Summer 1998
Blog: GoBackpacking - 24 September 2009
Thoughts on money for the budget-minded When it comes to travel, there are two things you can count on: (1) you’ll always find a cheaper exchange rate after you’ve traded your money, and (2) you’ll always go over budget. I don’t mean to be negative, but these are the Murphy’s Laws of travel. Yes, there are more, but [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Packing List For A Summer In Europe
Blog: GoBackpacking - 23 September 2009
I purposely bought a small backpack to help limit me in what I brought on the trip.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Saturday Guest Post: Caffetteria Italia in Rome
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 5 September 2009
Submitted by: Maria Romano San Diego, California The Victor Emanuel Monument (“Il Vittoriano”) is impossible to miss on a visit to Rome. It is a 230 foot tall temple-like monstrosity in white travertine with massive corinthian columns and a million statues situated in the middle of Piazza Venezia, one of Rome’s main piazze. The monument is dedicated [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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First Friday Foto Therapy
Blog: Travel With Julie - 4 September 2009
Zucchini blossoms from Rome, Italy
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Roma!
Blog: Craigorio Does Italia - 12 August 2009
I just realized how much the word Rome triggers a hatred in my head for Jim Rome. Robberies, pizzas, Chelsea mugs, attempted robberies, train station dashes and a beautiful, beautiful city: Rome was a perfect way to springboard our two week Mediterranean vacation. After days of preparation, two days without sleep and twelve hours of traveling, we [...]
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Photo-Free Roma
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 6 August 2009
I hardly took any pictures in Rome. Everyone around me was snapping every ancient column a hundred times over. It felt almost like I was betraying my tourist status at times. The photos that I did take tended to be of pigeons, funny little cars I’d never seen before, interesting shadows, and the like. None [...]
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First Impressions: Rome
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 3 August 2009
1. There are no Romans in Rome; everyone is from somewhere else. Rome reminds me very much of New York in that way. The guy who ran the first hostel I stayed at was Indian. The guy who ran the internet cafe was Vietnamese. The nice woman selling water who I asked for directions was [...]
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Childproofing Your European Vacation
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 3 August 2009
I've had many parents tell me that they are afraid to take their kids to Europe. They worry that Europe's museum culture is not family-friendly enough.
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Civitavecchia To Rome: how to get there
Blog: noambit.com - 30 July 2009
So you’ve booked your ticket via cruise ship or ferry to or from Rome but you notice something odd. Your ticket says you arrive in or depart from Civitavecchia. Now you’re faced with a couple problems. First how are you going to get from Civitavecchia to your destination and second how are you ever [...]
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The Unpublished 6: Roman Holiday
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 5 June 2009
Ancient monuments and exceptional gelati were my obsessions in this piece I wrote after visiting Rome some years ago.
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Goodbye Rome. Hello Florence!
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 14 May 2009
I’ve been in Rome a few days longer than I had planned, but honestly could stay here two weeks longer and still not see everything. I think this is definitely one of the cities I’ll be coming back to at some point. During the last few days I made a trip out to Ostia Antica [...]
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Behind the Lens: The Story of the Rome Keyhole Photo
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 12 May 2009
This article is all about the daily photo from May 12, 2009. If you haven’t seen it, please check it out. It is a photo of St. Peter’s Basilica through the keyhole to the door of the headquarters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. (that is a mouthful) There are certain iconic photos of [...]
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Breakfast in Tel Aviv, Lunch in Athens and Dinner in Rome
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 5 May 2009
What a day. I’m still exhausted even after a night’s sleep. Yesterday was probably the second most grueling day of my travels (the first being the 30 hours I went from the Solomon Islands, to Nauru, to Kiribati, to Fiji, to Hawaii). I got up at 3am in Tel Aviv and left for the airport [...]
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An Edible Institution
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 3 May 2009
Museums have been a mainstay of tourism since the Victorian era, but can be dry and dull. Not so Italy's very own Museum of Pasta.
