When I travel, my number one criteria for choosing accomodation is always location, location, location. I want to be smack bang in the middle of it all, I want to be within walking distance of all the sites, I want to be near bars and restaurants the locals hang out, and I want there to…
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Osteria Da Fortunata – Rome
If you want to eat well in a big city like Rome, it pays to do a little homework before you go. Like any place, there are so many restaurants, it’s difficult to know how to separate the good from the ‘meh’. Generally, the restaurants smack bang in amongst the main tourist sights are the…
Underground Secrets of Rome – Nero’s Golden Palace (Domus Aurea)
“Now I can begin to live as a human being.” That is apparently what Emperor Nero had to say when his Golden Palace, Domus Aurea, was finally built. Poor Nero, he must have been living in squalor before he could move into his 300 room abode set on 200 hectares of manicured gardens, fountains, a huge…