Audrey Hepburn’s Rome
Rebecca Sparrow retraces Audrey’s steps in the classic film Roman Holiday.
By Rebecca Sparrow
Categories Italy, Rome
Rome Off-Season
There’s something strangely intimate about time spent losing oneself in a European city off season; life is quieter and feels more ‘real’ – as if the shallow but enticing layers of bright glitter, crowds, chatter and noise have been stripped away to reveal something more real, weighty and lasting. A young Italian filmmaker I met compared Rome’s contrasting seasons to the difference between falling unexpectedly in love with a serious contender as opposed to a light-hearted fun, summer fling. A metaphor only an Italian (or French) man could come up with.
By Alex Billington
Categories Italy, Rome
Flirting With Rome
Clare Press explores Italy’s favourite national pastime on a Roman Holiday. The last time a bloke wolf-whistled at me in Sydney I told him in colourful tones where to go (needless to say it wasn’t out with me for a candle-lit dinner). This man was driving a white van, and commenced his ogling just as [...]
By Clare Press
Categories Italy, Rome
A Travel Writer’s Secrets
Globetrotting journalist Rachael Oakes-Ash shares everything she’s ever discovered about upgrades (ha!) jet lag, giving back to the locals – and hanging onto receipts… The myth of the upgrade. Some believe dress pants and a blue blazer will secure an upgrade to the pointy end of the plane. Others swear that checking in first or [...]
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories Rome, Travel Tips and Secrets, Western Australia
