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Tick the box
In 2005 I bought a travel magazine (ABTA Travelspirit) while I was waiting for my flight. I found this article by Pat Riddell so enlightening I decided to keep it and recently I found it again … I tried to find it online to share it, but I couldn’t find it, so I decided to […]
Travelling with a teenager (n°3)
[Written in 2017] Last “meditation” about travelling (see n° 1 and n° 2) is coming from my personal experience as a mother of a 14 year old boy and as a tour guide meeting a lot of families with children: when your travel companion is a teenager, you just have to keep in mind they […]
The guided tour guide (n°2)
As I anticipated in post n°1, I learnt a lot about vacationing just by doing it in the last 30 years (in the picture: a tour I had on Mount Etna, summer 2016). Of course my critical spirit was sharpened by working in the travel industry and especially by becoming a tour guide in 2009. […]
What I learnt about travelling (n°1)
My first trip alone was in far 1996, to Paris! It was the first summer I had a salary and few days of annual leave. I immediately understood my “holiday time” was precious and I had to plan the trip well. Now I’ve just returned from a wonderful trip to Bali, where I had time […]
So virtual…so real!
[revised February 2026] It is becoming more common to have a technological support during an archaeological tour to better understand an ancient site: we have always exploited the power of images to give you an immediate view of the aspect of the Colosseum, the Forum, the Circus Maximus in the Imperial Age. Recently immersive and multimedia […]
Why we’ll never be N°1 on TripAdvisor
[revised March 2026] Every traveller on planet Earth knows about TripAdvisor and how their ranking system works: quality, quantity and “freshness” of the reviews let a business grow its popularity. We know that too, and we came to terms with the fact we will never compete with the companies who are in Top 20 about […]
The perfect Roman holiday!
[revised January 2026] We love to give suggestions to our guests and when they ask “how long should we stay in Rome?” it is embarrassing to reply what the proverb says, “…a lifetime is not enough!” I still have my list of not-yet-seen-spots which I’m planning to visit soon, on my days off. The list is […]
A good pizza in Rome
[revised March 2026] When in Rome….. eat at least one pizza a week! And if you want to keep up with the locals, remember to order fritti as a starter – from supplì (the roman rice ball) to fillets of baccalà (salt cod) or fiori di zucca (zucchini flowers stuffed with an anchovy and mozzarella). […]
Churches you cannot miss in Rome !
[revised February 2026] Can you guess how many churches are there in Rome? Nobody really knows, but rumours say more than 900 (and nobody has seen them all, despite what they say!) The problem is that you don’t have enough time to visit them all and most of them contain incredible treasures, from a fascinating […]
A sweet life… #notonlygelato
[revised March 2026] Well, we know gelato is a great attraction, but we have many alternatives in the “dessert field” and here are some good addresses for every sweet tooth coming to Rome: Forno Boccione: the bakery of the Jewish Ghetto, the best place for “ricotta e visciole” pie, a tart with sheep cheese and […]