Posts Tagged ‘
Rome ’
Sep 30th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Perhaps each site should have a stone where people can carve their initials.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Deterring vandalism
Tags: Colosseum, heritage vandalism, Rome
Aug 31st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: September 2018
Tags: Africa, Austria, Balkans, Big Apple, Boston, Bucharest, EasyFX, Europe, Lonely Planet, Madrid, Mercer, Namibia, New York, Paris, Patagonia, petition, Primera Air, Rivers, Romania, Rome, Sistine Chapel, Toronto, Vienna, Washington
Jul 18th, 2018 |
By The Editor
The suggestion by ne expert that all those involved should get together to resolve the problem in a particular destination seems “pie-in-the-sky” given the number of competing claims.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Solving tourism pollution.
Tags: Cambodia, Macchu Picchu, Rome, tourism overcrowding, tourism pollution, Tunisia, Turkey, Venice
Jun 21st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
A heady mix of haunting ruins, awe-inspiring art and vibrant street life, Italy’s hot-blooded capital is one of the world’s most inspiring and romantic cities. While the big-ticket monuments certainly leave their mark, you might just find yourself falling for the city’s smaller-scale charms down cobbled lanes and around hidden corners
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on 10 ways to fall in love with Rome
Tags: Europe, Italy, Pope, Roman, Rome, Vatican
Jun 17th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Calcio (football) reigns supreme in Italian sport. There are no other contenders. Indeed, some people have suggested that Italians engage in two impassioned acts of worship on Sundays: the first at the chiesa (church), and the second at the San Siro, Allianz or Stadio Olimpico, the revered temples of AC Milan, Juventus and AS Roma
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Football: Italy’s other religion
Tags: AC Milam, AS Roma, football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Milan, Naples, Real Madrid, Rome, Turin, Venice, World Cup
May 12th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
It seems that many popular destinations are fighting back against tourism obesity – an over supply of tourists. Valencia, Madrid, Brussels, Rome are joining Venice, Palma de Mallorca, Florence and Barcelona to name just a few in trying to restrict tourist movements,
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 12th May 2018
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Airbnb, Brussels, Cathay Pacific, Dublin, Edinburgh, Emirates, Hawaii, Israel, Mt Kilaue, Ohio, Rome, SeaWorld Orlando, taking children out of school in term time, USA, valencia, Vaults
Mar 19th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Travel, food and lifestyle blogger, Kirsty Marrins, shares her travel highs and lows with Just About Travel readers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Kirsty Marrins, travel blogger
Tags: America, blogger, Boston, Italy, Kirsty Marrins, London, Massachusetts, Rome, South Africa, tips, USA
Jan 14th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Before any city seriously considers an accommodation tax, the fairness of it and the effect on both tourism and locals needs to be assessed.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Are bed taxes fair and just?
Tags: accommodation tax, Bath, bed taxes, cambridge, Edinburgh, New York, Rome, Venice
Dec 4th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
The average length that a visitor stays in Rome is 2.2 days according to the newly constituted tourism authority for Rome which, they say, is an insult and I am inclined to agree.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Underselling Rome
Tags: Circus Maximus, Colosseum, Italy, Ostia Antica, Rome, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain
Oct 7th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
If you had a fear of flying would a Navigator Buddy help to soothe you? Just one thought that Adrian has this week as the winner of the Family Friendly Museum award is announced.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 7th October 2017
Tags: Arizona, CAA, Colosseum, Dumfries and Galloway, Family Friendly Museum Award, future of air travel, Guernsey, Inca Trail, Italy, Kids in Museums, Machu Picchu, Malta, Manchester, Museum of the Bible, Navigator Buddy, People’s History Museum, Peru, Phoenix, Rome, Tennerfest, USA, Washington DC, Wigtown Book Festival
Feb 16th, 2017 |
By Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Patricia and Dennis Cleveland-Peck visit one of the neighbourhoods of Rome – Trastevere – and find that there is a lot this small part of Rome has to offer.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Trastevere: a fascinating Roman neighbourhood
Tags: Expo Palazzo Velli, Italy, L’Ospedale Nuova Regina Margherita, Mercato San Cosimato, Museo di Rome in Trastevere, Orto Botanico, Palazzo Corsini, Rome, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Sant’Andrea de Scaphis., Trastevere, Villa Farnesina
Aug 30th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Tom Hall, editorial director at Lonely Planet – the world’s largest travel guide book publisher – on Italy, Iran and why the Western Isles of Scotland should feature on any travel itinerary
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Tom Hall of Lonely Planet
Tags: Airbnb, Alabama, Bath, Bulgaria, cycling, Edinburgh, family travel, Georgia, Iran, Isfahan, Istanbul, Italy, London, Lonely Planet, Mashad, Northumberland, oxford, Porto, Portugal, Rome, Shiraz, Stonehenge, Stornoway, Tennessee, Tom Hall, Travel, Tuscany, Uber, UK, Umbria, Wales, York, Yorkshire Dales
Mar 1st, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Mirko Lagattolla – co-founder of GLEAT, a new app that allows Londoners with a passion for cooking to set up a pop-up restaurant in their very own home – talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Mirko Lagattolla
Tags: Azerbaijan, Barcelona, Eating out, Europe, Florence, Food, GLEAT, Italy, London, Milan, Mongolia, Nepal, pop ups, Puglia, Rome, Sardinia, Travel, Venice
Aug 25th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Discover how to make a classic pasta carbonara
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on How to cook the perfect carbonara
Tags: Austin, Carbonara, Cristina Bowerman, cuisine, Italy, Lonely Planet, Parmesan, Rome, San Francisco, Texas
Jul 1st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel reveals what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world this month
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: July 2015
Tags: Athens, Brits, China, Croatia, Gay Pride, Greece, holidays, Lonely Planet, Norway, Paris, Perth, Rome, summer, tax, Travel, YHA
Mar 31st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: April 2015
Tags: Canada, Caribbean, Croatia, Easter, Europe, Florence, France, Gatwick, Greece, Hawaii, Heathrow, holiday, Italy, Koh Samui, Luton, Machu Piccu, Northern Lights, Norway, Paris, Peru, Rome, Saint Lucia, St Moritz, Stansted, switzerland, Tenerife, The Maldives, Tourbar, Travel, UK
Feb 5th, 2015 |
By The Editor
With the assistance – as usual – of the Italian National Tourist Board, we list here the main art exhibitions that will be showing in Italy this year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Italian art exhibitions 2015
Tags: Florence, Italy, Milan, Rome, Venice
Nov 6th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
New Orleanians like to dress up
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Dressing to the nines in New Orleans
Tags: All Saints Day, Antoine's, California, dress code, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Rome
Sep 2nd, 2014 |
By The Editor
The threats to our wallets whilst holidaying or travelling come in many forms including pickpockets and fraudsters. These are mostly small time but government pickpocketing is the largest threat and the one we can do nothing about.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Holidaying in Rome
Tags: accommodation taxes, bed taxes, Rome
May 31st, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world. This month it’s good news for the capital and, umm, canines..
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: June 2014
Tags: Bangkok, beaches, boats, Brazil, Cathay Pacific, Copacabana Palace, FIFA World Cup, Greece, Ibiza, islands, Istanbul, Jamie Oliver, Jamie's Italian, London, New York, Paris, Rome, Royal Caribbean, spain, Thailand, Thorpe Bark, Thorpe Park, TripAdvisor, Turkey, Unions, White Isle
Apr 9th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Like Spain and their Easter celebrations, Italy melds religious traditions and celebrations but with culinary delights as well.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Easter in Italy
Tags: Adrano, Florence, Italy, Modica, Rome, Trapani, Trento, Vatican City
Feb 26th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
From coffee and chocolate to first class museums and world famous football teams, Turin has it all – and a lot more besides says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on All eyes on Turin
Tags: Bicerin, CioccolaTO, Florence, Italy, Juventus, Mark Twain, Naples, Olympics, Rome, Torino, Turin, Venice, Winter Olympics
Nov 29th, 2013 |
By The Editor
What does America taste like? Ahead of the classic American holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving, award winning American food writer Coleman Andrews celebrates the most exceptional and delicious food products from across the United States with CD-Traveller readers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on The taste of America: part two
Tags: Cajun, Coleman Andrews, Deep South, Halloween, Kansas, Maine, Mark Twain, Mexico, New York, Rome, Thanksgiving, United States, Washington, Wyoming
Jun 2nd, 2013 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: June 2013
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Asia, Belize, Canada, China, Claridges, flight attendants, Forbes, la tomatina, Los Angeles, New York, Ritz-Carlton, Rome, South African Airlines, spain, Sri Lanka, The Dorchester, The Lanesborough, The Savoy, Tibet, USA, Whitney Houston
Jan 6th, 2013 |
By The Editor
4.5 million holiday searches since Christmas Day
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news |
Comments Off on New Year travel trends from ThomasCook.com
Tags: Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cuba, Egypt, Florence, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Greece, Greek Islands, Lake Garda, Lanzarote, Rome, Tenerife, Tunisia, Turkey, Venice
May 31st, 2012 |
By The Editor
New York is the most searched for holiday destination by Brits looking to get away during the Diamond Jubilee long weekend and the three weeks of summer sports according to travel search site, Kayak
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Big Apple beckons Brits away from event filled summer
Tags: Barcelona, Europe, Ibiza, Istanbul, Jubilee, Malaga, New York, North America, Rome
Dec 2nd, 2011 |
By The Editor
History travel website, Historvius, picks ten of the best destinations for European city breaks bursting with history, perfect for everyone from the casual sightseer to diehard history buffs
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on 10 of the best: European city breaks for history lovers
Tags: Berlin, Budapest, Czech Republic, Edinburgh, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lisbon, Merida, Nimes, Portugal, Prague, Rome, Russia, Scotland, spain, St Petersburg, Stockolm, Sweden
Oct 9th, 2011 |
By The Editor
I happened to see the Sarah Jessica Parker film, I Don’t Know How She Does It, last night. The film, based on Alison Pearson’s best selling novel, was shot in Boston and had the effect of making me want to book a break in Boston.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Favourite film locations
Tags: Alison Pearson, Australia, Baker Street, Baz Luhrmann, Boston, Eat, Edinburgh, Hary Potter, Hugh Jackman, I Don’t Know How She Does It, London, Love, Naples, New York, One Day, Orlando, Paris, Pray, Rome, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sherlock Holmes, The Devil Wears Prada