Who Needs Cable? Lonely Planet Television

Ah, the Internets. Sure, it’s the home of goatse (if you think I am linking to that, think again) and ottoman-humpers, but it’s also a place where I can lose myself for hours while learning about how people live - I mean, really LIVE. Discovering that there are people out there just like me, [...]

Comprehensive Guide to Wifi in American Airports

This awesomely amazing site “provides the most complete listing of wireless Internet access, service providers, airport coverage areas, wifi in airline clubs and lounges, and Internet subscription pricing plans available. With TravelPost.com’s guide to airport wifi, travelers can easily determine which airports offer wireless Internet access and make layovers more enjoyable and productive.”
Seriously, how great [...]

Gettin’ Busy in…Vienna?

Megan Marinos talks about Public Displays of Affection, European Style:
“It is customary to keep actions of a more sexual nature private and most certainly separate from everyday public life in the U.S. On the contrary, Europeans are accustomed to seeing nudity in an orange juice commercial. In the U.S. it is common to see a [...]

Monday Morning Coffee Stories

Ugh. Monday. I have a HUGE deadline today, and so I haven’t gotten around to editing down anything my gentle readers have so graciously sent in to be included here.
Therefore, without further ado, I present to you a simple, boring story of my most recent return to Rome.
I’ll get it together tomorrow!
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“Will I [...]

Where to Eat in Venice

Venice is my favorite place on earth. However, there are very limited food options around the places where you’re most likely to want to eat. The best thing by FAR is to go cicchetti hopping - cicchetti is Venice’s version of the Spanish tapas, and you will find the most amazing places here [...]

Where to Eat in Rome

As promised, here are some of my closely guarded secrets to dove si mangia bene - where one eats well in Rome.
–Definitely have a drink on the roof of Hotel Mediterraneo, via Cavour, 15 right near Termini, anytime of day or night. Because nothing in Rome is very tall, this hotel happens to be [...]

Where to Eat in Italy - Miss Expatria Reveals (Almost) All

Roughly twice a year, my mother asks me to forward an email I wrote containing highly guarded information to someone we know who is going to Rome or Venice and wants to know where to eat.
Tomorrow is Rome. The next day will be Venice. Florence I don’t love, and I’ve only been [...]

Time Magazine Talks About Expats

I never thought I’d say this, but Time Magazine has a fascinating article about The New Expats - those in India and China.
This description reminds me of a certain someone (*cough*Cal*cough*):
“Somewhere, perhaps in Tokyo or Paris, that old-timey expatriate still sips his midday martini at the foreigners’ club.”
Hee hee.
The article is worth a read, [...]

Austin Considine, You Had Me at “Sheikdom”

Miss Expatria has a fetish for newspapers. Sure, it’s nice to get news online, what with the links and all - and I love the immediate gratification of an email to the editor. But noting beats the smell, sound and feeling of unbridled power of snapping a fold into an actual, real-live newspaper.
The [...]

Morning in Beijing

Hello, gentle readers! Wake up, it’s Monday! Rise and shine!
Miss Expatria would like to introduce to you a new feature of the blog - Monday Morning Coffee Stories. There’s no use in rushing into the business of the day, is there?
Every Monday, a delightful, entertaining story based on a travel experience will [...]