Fregene: The Beach Next Door To Rome
Fregene, in Lazio, about 30 minutes from the center of Rome, is a delightful beach town without crowds. There you can find fresh seafood, and a relaxing beach.
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Saudi Arabia: Welcoming Guests from the Outside World
Saudi Arabia: the kingdom is opening up, making visas easier to get, bringing a whole new group of tourists to Al-Ula, Madain Saleh, and Jeddah’s Corniche.
Ten Places You Should Know About in Italy
Ten places less known about in Italy, Archipelago de La Maddalena, Vieste, Urbino, Santa Margherita, Procida Island, Montefalco, Frascati and Lenno.
Tajikistan: Tough Hiking in the Poorest Ex-Soviet Republic
Tajikistan. Hiking in this country that’s nearly all mountains, from the capital Dushanbe to Artuch Mountaineering Camp in the Fan Mountains.
Sri Lanka’s Endangered Sea Turtles
Observing protected sea turtles in Sri Lanka, helping to protect them as hatchlings and watching them scramble out into the surf and begin life at sea.
Procida, the Perfect Romantic Getaway in the Bay of Naples
Procida, a tiny island in Italy made famous by a movie, is the ultimate weekend escape By John Henderson In “Il Postino,” the 1994 Oscar-nominated film about a postman falling in love on a small Italian island, Mario the mailman pesters famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda about metaphors. Mario wants the perfect analogy to express […]
Cycling in Tuscany, Sipping Chianti Along the Way
By John Henderson The air is crisp in Tuscany at 1,800 feet. The hills that make the Tuscan landscape look like a quilt of earth colors rejuvenates your senses in ways only a Jacuzzi can approach. The views. The tastes. The breezes. As I sat on my bike in the tiny hilltop village of San […]
Sicily at Sixty
Here’s how to feel 20 years younger when you turn a year older, even at 60: Go to a beautiful place like Sicily with a beautiful woman.
Italy: Celebrating Christmas with the Romans
An American Expat enjoys the season, far away from home By John Henderson It’s Christmas time in Rome where St. Peter’s Square fills on Christmas Eve and chestnuts really do roast on open fires. It’s where nativity scenes share space with priests and pilgrims, not sporting goods and big-screen TVs. Comparing Christmas in Rome to […]
Slovakia: Hiking the High Tatras
The High Tatras: “Black Skyscrapers Rising from a Forest” By John Henderson You have a lot of time to think when you’re alone, staring down at cloud cover and up at impossibly steep black peaks rising from cobalt blue lakes below. You think about the environment. You think about the exhaustion. You think about the […]
Italy: Savoring the Tastes of Rome’s Market
Rome’s Delicious Mercato Testaccio, the Market He Loves By John Henderson If you want off the beaten path in a city like Rome, where the paths have been beaten for two millenniums, follow your nose. Follow the smell of salmon caught that morning, of maroon prosciutto taunting you behind glass, of white, round buffalo mozzarella […]
Rome: How I Became a Legal Resident
Rome: How I Became a Legal Resident. John Henderson shares how he got his Permesso di Soggiorno, the treasured card that shows you’re legally living in Rome.
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