John Henderson's Travel Adventures in Rome and Beyond

March 26, 2024

Theroux’s Tao of Travel: 10 rules of travel I try to live by

Paul Theroux, my favorite living writer, is arguably America’s greatest living travel writer. He travels alone, often by canoe and has been to some of the farthest corners of the world. In his 2012 book, “The Tao of Travel,” he wrote his 10 travel rules. I applied them to my own travel style and saw he and I are pretty similar. Here’s my take on it.

March 19, 2024

AS Roma: The return of Roman icon gives my club a special season after The Special One falls

My beloved AS Roma soccer club was going nowhere fast until they fired The Special One, Jose Mourinho, and hired local legend Daniele De Rossi. Despite hardly any managerial experience, he has led Roma to a 9-2-2 record, the quarterfinals of the Europa League and fifth place in Serie A. I attended Sunday’s 1-0 win and here’s a full update on the team that made me a fan again.

March 15, 2024

Italy and reverse retirement: Should I stay or go?

Annamaria Borelli, a native of New Jersey, has lived in Italy for 13 years.

Living in Italy is more than sun-splashed beaches and incredible food. It’s also low salaries, shaky employment and stress. Guest blogger Annamaria Borelli explains her life at the Italian crossroads.

March 12, 2024

Blending in to Rome as an expat: New clothes, new diet and is there anything better than a frothy cappuccino?

Many people talk about moving to Italy but few do. I did. I retired to Rome 10 years ago. I’ve learned a few things along the way, particularly how to blend in when I don’t look remotely close to Italian. Here are 10 things I did to make me blend into the city.

March 5, 2024

A single woman in Florence: An American expat describes the ups and downs of living in Tuscany’s crown jewel

American expat Chandi Wyant has lived in Florence for many years over various stints and four years ago bought an apartment in the San Frediano neighborhood. It took her two years to renovate but now it’s available to rent as a B&B. A dream living in Florence? Yes. But it also has drawbacks. Chandi tears away part of the veneer that is Florence’s glorious image.

March 1, 2024

Baby on board: A parent’s guide to globetrotting adventures

Traveling with babies is a challenge but it can be very rewarding if you take the right measures. Guest blogger Lucille Adams writes about all you should do to make your baby’s first adventures education and unforgettable.

February 27, 2024

Uplistsikhe: Hard to pronounce but Republic of Georgia’s 3,000-year-old Cave City is hard to miss

Uplistsikhe is a cave city that dates back to the 2nd millenium B.C. At one time, it had 700 caves that housed 20,000 people. Today it’s a comfortable day trip from the capital of Tbilisi and also near Gori, the childhood home of Joseph Stalin. I took a trip with a group of other travel writers and the journey itself was as entertaining as the site.

February 20, 2024

Georgia: My most underrated country in the world

I visited the Republic of Georgia again earlier this month and marveled at its little-known wonders. From the beautiful Caucuses to its cuisine to its affordable prices, the former Soviet Republic really is one of the lightly trodden destination gems in the world. I list 10 reasons why Georgia is the world’s most underrated country.

February 13, 2024

Azerbaijan unmasked: Petroglyphs, temples and mud farts

We took a day trip outside of Baku where we saw ancient drawings dating back 26,000 years, Azerbaijan’s “famed” Mud Volcanoes, a temple where different religions worshipped together and Fire Mountain, the hill of Azerbaijan’s perpetual flame. Ups and downs but interesting information about the true Azerbaijan.

February 7, 2024

Baku: The war is over and the city’s flames rise again

On our way to Tbilisi for a travel bloggers conference, Marina and I stopped off in Baku, Azerbaijan’s gleaming capital. It’s a fascinating mix of Middle Ages antiquities with leftover Soviet drabness and 21st century architecture. It lived up to its hype and our hotel in the heart of Old Town only helped.

January 30, 2024

Republic of Georgia: A hike through wine’s birthplace is a yummy treat but Georgians would like a bigger bite

I’m in Azerbaijan on my way to the Republic of Georgia, which I visited six years ago. It was one of the most wonderful surprises of my 46 years traveling overseas. Since I’m out of Rome, I’m re-posting the first blog I wrote about Georgia. I wrote about his pleasures, but also its problems.

January 23, 2024

Termini: Rome’s rough-and-tumble train station has become an international gastro emporium

Rome’s Termini train station has a reputation of being dark and dangerous. It isn’t that bad, a couple of incidents over the last two years notwithstanding. In the last decade, Termini has turned into a place to go instead of a place to escape. Forty eating establishments have been built inside, ranging from hamburger joints to French bakeries. We went through Terrazza Termini Saturday and here’s what we found.

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