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January 19, 2021

Covid Italy 2021: Tougher restrictions until March 5 means my life is in quasi lockdown as government nears collapse

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Anyone got a good recipe? Something simple? Something different? I’m going to be homebound a while. No, I don’t have Covid. I’m not in quarantine. But I’m retired in Italy where our latest Covid numbers pushed the cautious government to up my Lazio region’s restrictions Sunday from yellow to orange. It’s the second highest in […]

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January 11, 2021

Seven years in Rome: My anniversary in a pandemic provides another list for reasons why I love living here

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I’m very thankful I survived one year of the Covid pandemic. I’m even more thankful I made it seven years in Rome. That anniversary is today. Yes, on Jan. 11, 2014 I landed in Rome on a one-way ticket with three bags and many dreams.  The dreams have been fulfilled and the nightmare that is […]

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January 5, 2021

10 awful destinations I’ll never, ever visit again — Or do you enjoy giant wharf rats invading your hotel room?

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Buon anno, tutti! (Happy New Year, everybody!) Has anyone’s level of optimism risen above the Mariana Trench? Come on. Cheer up. Vaccines have arrived and so has a regime change in the U.S. The ice caps haven’t melted from neglect — yet. It’s time to travel in 2021. I’ve already written about my bucket list […]

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December 29, 2020

Underrated Italian towns for 2021: It’s a shorter list but still worthy as our hope for more travel next year takes flight

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  So through this long, oppressive year, has that picture of the Amalfi Coast remained on your computer or is it bent beyond recognition from too much fondling? Is the postcard of a Tuscan vineyard at sunset still on your refrigerator, teasing you daily as you mark another “X” on your lockdown calendar? Relax. Rejoice. […]

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December 23, 2020

My Christmas gifts 2020: Lousy presents for a lousy year

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For all the evil in the world, Santa Clausini in Italy is here Never has the world needed Christmas gifts more than this year. Too bad hardly anyone can afford them. That’s where I come in. This time of year I change my name to Santa Clausini, grow a long white beard and hammer out […]

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December 15, 2020

Christmas in pandemic Rome: Quiet nights and strict rules as Covid-19 plays Grinch

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The man selling roasted chestnuts on the corner near the Spanish Steps looked as bored as a stuffed reindeer. He glanced at his watch. He looked at me. I looked at his pile of smoking, browned chestnuts and smelled the glorious aroma that always makes Christmas in Rome so sweet.  But no one was buying. […]

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December 9, 2020

For this American woman, the fantasy of the Italian man doesn’t meet the fantasy of Italy

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(Editor’s note: Annamaria Borelli is an American woman with Italian roots who left her New Jersey home for the dream of Italy 10 years ago. She recently moved to Bari, Puglia, where she works as an English teacher when she isn’t blogging or singing opera and jazz. She offers advice to anyone moving to Italy, […]

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December 1, 2020

Christmas gifts for travelers: Some day they may need cargo pants or a passport holder

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It’s December and you’re trying to find a way to cheer up the traveler in your family whose body this year has formed a permanent indentation in their Barcalounger. He or she hasn’t left town, let alone hopped a plane, since last winter. Christmas is the time for optimism. The new year is around the […]

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November 25, 2020

Travel insurance: What you should look for and look out for in a pandemic

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Winter is arriving. It’s getting dark earlier but it doesn’t really matter because there’s no place to go anyway. Any crowded room could be a petri dish, and you don’t want to become a statistic. You Americans, your traditional Thanksgiving feast will be Cornish game hens with your spouse. Talk to the rest of the […]

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November 17, 2020

Cornelia a superb historical novel of violence, corruption and inequality

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When you live in Rome, you’re surrounded by 3,000 years of history. Benito Mussolini built much of my neighborhood. I live two miles from the Forum and Colosseum. I’m eight miles from ancient aqueducts that were built in the 3rd century B.C. Remnants of the most powerful civilization in history are all around me. The […]

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November 12, 2020

Future of travel: Experts hope sustainability will make it even better

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One disease will be gone soon. What about Covid-19? Seriously, folks … its effects on travel have been devastating. According to Elizabeth Becker, author of “Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism,” the tourism industry worldwide already has lost $8 trillion.  Restrictions are everywhere. From the United States, where the pandemic is reaching new […]

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November 3, 2020

Election Day: Save the planet and shut up those bleating Trump supporters

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During this pandemic, every little tweak in my health makes me wonder. Is this morning fatigue the first sign of Covid-19? No. People with Covid can barely walk to the bathroom and need a three-hour nap to recover. Is that lightheadedness a Covid fever? Nope. My temperature at the gym never went over 36.6 (97.9).  […]

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  • Giuseppe_Conte_OfficialCovid Italy 2021: Tougher restrictions until March 5 means my life is in quasi lockdown as government nears collapse
  • John, Marina PantheonSeven years in Rome: My anniversary in a pandemic provides another list for reasons why I love living here
  • Nightlife-in-Cancun-at-Mandala-Beach-Club10 awful destinations I’ll never, ever visit again — Or do you enjoy giant wharf rats invading your hotel room?
  • Castelgandolfo_lagoUnderrated Italian towns for 2021: It’s a shorter list but still worthy as our hope for more travel next year takes flight
  • Christmas flag 2020My Christmas gifts 2020: Lousy presents for a lousy year
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