admin on April 24th, 2010

I finally convinced my wife to write something for my blog… so here goes her first contribution. Everyone knows that Rome is about fashion, especially in the area of footwear. But unless you are born and raised in Rome, you will never be able to look like an Italian. So the most important thing to [...]

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admin on January 18th, 2010

Living in Rome can be expensive – real expensive. Thank goodness for the bancarelle (“stalls”). The bancarelle offer a huge variety of goods – from kitchen supplies to winter coats to electronics to man’s ties! Your shopping options are endless. And because the vendors rotate their locations daily, you get different stalls in your neighborhood [...]

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admin on August 16th, 2009

Rome is blessed with a wide variety of places to shop… and you cannot enjoy Rome – or any city in Italy – without visiting a local market. Fortunately, in Rome there is an abundance of “local” markets. Markets in Rome sell foods, collectables, flowers, antiques… you name it you can probably find it here [...]

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