BrowsingRome Blogging about my experiences and sharing my thoughts about Rome, Italy and beyond
Confession: I love the sun and the sea so I when colder temperatures roll around in November, I start getting uneasy. Then almost immediately I’d brush that feeling aside as I remind myself one of the reasons why I live in Rome is its mild winter. We do get snow once in a few years ... Read More »
Category Archives: Things To Do
Guided Wine Pairing Dinner in Rome
February 28, 2016
I’m far from knowledgeable about wines and have always been intimated by the world of wine. Trying to get my head around the aromas, flavors, colors, appellations, and perlage of a wine, just to name a few, have my head swirling even before the first sip. But that’s what’s piqued by interest in wine. Its complexity is fascinating ... Read More »
Journey through Ancient Rome with Viaggio nei Fori
September 3, 2015
If you are in Rome before November 1st, this is certainly worth a visit as virtual reconstructions bring to life Ancient Rome. Very impressed by a similar and more permanent project at Le Domus Romane at Palazzo Valentini, we took advantage of a quiet Rome in August to see the projects by Viaggio nei Fori. Updated: ... Read More »
Things to do in Rome: Dine with locals
May 18, 2015
By Keane Li It’s an undeniable fact that one of the top things to do in Rome is eat, but food is more than putting delicious delicacies in your mouth; cuisine is about getting to know the people and the culture. This is why dining-with-locals company BonAppetour is such a great option; you can arrange a ... Read More »
Visit to The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel After Closing Hours
April 24, 2014
An experience of a lifetime. That fittingly describes the amazing experience I had yesterday evening. It doesn’t get more exclusive than being the only visitors in the Vatican Museums after closing hours and even more extraordinary, having the Sistine Chapel all to ourselves. This was a private tour specially arranged by The Roman Guy, and ... Read More »
Inspiring Walk with Context Travel
April 1, 2014
This is not the usual kind of tour most visitors to Rome would join. After all, our meeting point was the non-Catholic cemetery in Rome. I’ve briefly been to this cemetery before and while it is one of the prettiest cemeteries I have ever seen, cemeteries are not usually a place I tend to wander ... Read More »
Morning exploring Trionfale Market, Cooking Demo and Roman Lunch
February 10, 2014
It’s impossible for me to resist an invite to explore markets, even ones I’ve been too before as it’s fascinating to explore them with a different set of eyes. So when I received an invitation by Trionfale Tours to spend a morning with them at the market, I happily accepted. Recently launched, Trionfale Tours started ... Read More »