We hired a guide at the Coliseum (be warned: their are a great deal of fake tour guides that gather outside places like the Coliseum, and they always, always say that theirs is the last English speaking tour of the day. ‘Tis not true.). I spent the morning wandering Rome with two girls I met [...]

Monday, December 24, 2007 | don't miss! | 1 Comment

If Italy is the Capital of Awesome (well established fact) and the National Cinema Museum is Awesome’s official museum, then Venice is its official amusement park - its Disneyland.
A friend once told me that either you are a Florence person, or you are a Venice person. And that no one likes both with equal [...]

Friday, November 9, 2007 | don't miss!, general | 8 Comments

Milan is like New York City - only with better food and creepier street people. And because I had just grown tired of and moved away from NYC, I was a little put off at first. Or a lot.
Especially after a couple days in sleepy Turin, the metropolitan rush of Milan was a shock. [...]

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 | don't miss!, general | 5 Comments

If Italy is the Capital of Awesome (which, frankly, you’d have a hard time convincing me it’s not), then the official Museum of Awesome is the National Cinema Museum in Turin.
Holy cow, that place is kick-ass.
First, there’s all the museum-appropriate learning stuff. The first attempts at moving pictures, scientific crap to look at [...]

Saturday, November 3, 2007 | don't miss! | 6 Comments