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During the day, the numerous ruins of Rome may seem like nothing more than jumbled heaps of crumbled stone. Yet as the sun begins to set and the ruins start to glow, those illuminated piles of rocks slowly begin to transform into the magnificent famed forums, churches and temples of yesteryear. Trajan’s Market is one [...]

Whenever I go to Europe, I’m always looking for places to run. It isn’t easy. In some cities I’ve run back and forth along short stretches of sidewalk until I felt dizzy. Sometimes the charming cobblestone streets are so uneven I run in perpetual fear of twisting an ankle. Sometimes the only option is to [...]

Italians aren’t big on cocktails. In general, you drink wine with dinner and beer with pizza and that’s about it. But at aperitivo, the traditional pre-dinner drink that corresponds to America’s happy hour, the Italian cocktail makes its relatively rare appearance. And perhaps to make up for their rarity, Italian cocktails are pretty fantastic.
One simple [...]

Now that the Roman Forum is pay-per-view, the Pantheon is my favorite free monument in Rome. The piazza in front of the Pantheon is a great place to sit and relax for a while, and the Pantheon itself is a beautiful building and an amazing example of ancient engineering.
The most impressive thing about the Pantheon, [...]

One thing Europe does flat-out better than America is public space. Whether you’re standing in a platz, a plaza, or a piazza, you have a place where you can gather, hang out, people-watch, grab some local food, and probably listen to some live music or watch a street performer. Europe’s beautiful public spaces are full [...]

You won’t be surprised to hear that Rome is a great place to go shopping. With everything from the major stores of top designers to cool second-hand shops and open-air markets, Rome is a great place to find distinctive pieces for any wardrobe. Unfortunately, like so many European cities, Rome’s great shopping is often [...]

The winter weather never gets really inclement in Italy. Sure, it rains in the winter. Sometimes it even rains a lot, like last winter when incessant downpours combined with snow-melt in the Italian Alps created an impressive – and destructive – Tiber flood. But compared to the winter disasters of northern Europe, Italy stays downright [...]

For anyone who visited the Eternal City two or more years ago, it will come as a shock that you now have to pay to enter the Roman Forum. This isn’t exactly breaking news – the site was already closed to the non-paying public when I passed through Rome a year ago. But if you’re [...]

An interview with a professional volleyball player currently playing in Klagenfurt, Austria.

A list of the Top 5 free New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Europe