My Secret Garden in Rome

Vincenzo invited me along one day for a walk with Pepino, treasured mascot of via del Mandrione. We ambled down a road we had driven many times, lined by the aqueduct on one side and tiny homes on the other. And then much to our surprise, the homes gave way to a beautiful public garden [...]

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The Winsome Light of European Street Lamps

While quiet night streets in America remind me of slasher films, those in Europe are just plain magical. The lamps bathe everything in a soft light that could tell a thousand stories.

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Pictures of Paris at Night

Yeah, hi, me again with yet another photo post. Nighttime pictures of the City of Lights. Enjoy!

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Pictures of Rome at Night

I swear, I’ll get off my photo kick soon. But after organizing all my pictures, I fell back in love with so many of them. Here are some of my favorites from nighttime in the Eternal City. I still have a long way to go in developing my night photographic skills, but I hope you [...]

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Passionate Roman Sports Graffiti

I’m not going to pretend I know or care anything about calcio – what us Yankees call soccer, and the rest of the world calls football (or, alternatively, futbol). But here in Rome, Associazione Sportiva Roma (A.S. Roma) is the hometown team – and S.S. Lazio, the regional team that sounds like it’s about to [...]

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Your Daily Dose of Amusement, in Photographs

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Your Photographic Admonishment for the Day: Live Your Dream

Best. Grafitto. Ever.

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Pictures: Old Signage I Love

I’ve just organized all my photos on Flickr, placing them into thematic groups. You can find out more about that Herculean feat here. I must warn you, though – it’s a huge time suck.  If you’ve got somewhere to be in the next several hours, I instead invite you to look at some pictures I’ve [...]

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Pictures: Roman Aqueduct Graffiti

As promised, here are some pictures of a graffiti artist’s work inside the aqueducts of Rome.

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Free Angels & Demons Guide to Rome

Back in the halcyon days of summer 2004, my best friend from college visited me in Rome. On a whim while in the airport she picked up a copy of Angels & Demons, and promptly became engrossed in the story – not only because it’s a good read, but because she had the unique advantage [...]

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Pictures: Life in the Roman Aqueducts

As I’ve mentioned before, Marco’s house is built into an aqueduct that runs along the streets of Rome. Here is the view from his door: Join me after the jump for more innovative residential construction on the back streets of Rome.

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Epic Day Trip: The Aegadian Island of Levanzo, Sicily

I’m now going to tell you about Levanzo. You won’t believe me, nor will you trust your eyes when looking at the photos. But I was there, and all this happened, and you just need to do what I tell you after the jump to experience it yourself. Don’t forget to take me along with [...]

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10 Things I Noticed In Trapani, Sicily

I seem to be gearing up for a full Trapani report in the strangest way – first the pictures, now these peculiar observations. If you’re looking for Trapani information, including where to eat and traveling around the area, please check back and/or do a word search for “Trapani” in the window on the home page. [...]

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Pictures from Trapani, Sicily

I’m going to give you the entire low-down on my recent foray into Sicily – which included Trapani, and the Egadi Islands of Favignana and Levanzo. But first, a few photos of Trapani to get you in the mood.

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Getting to and Eating in Perugia, Italy

You might remember that Perugia was not my favorite day trip from Rome – if anything, the distance alone would probably make it a better day trip from Florence. But, it’s worth visiting, if only to check out the freaky train station waiting rooms.  I’ve only been to Perugia once, and only for a short [...]

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