If we go out to dinner one more time leaving laptops, cameras, phones, and batteries supposedly charging, only to find that the power goes off five seconds after we leave the room, we’re going to collectively scream. We don’t have a problem with the lights and the TV going off, but these days, surely just … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #7 Power to the people!
Aside from our new Lonely Planet Syria and Lebanon guidebook hitting the shelves, we had a couple of articles appear on the web recently. Check out our “Off the beach in Crete” piece on the NineMSN Travel website. Yes, it is a Greek Island and it is summer, but there is life beyond the beach … Read more about Our latest travel writing: in print and online
By Terence Carter*Our third memorable meal turned out to be at Michelin-starred Ristorante Il Pagliaccio. We had wanted to eat here for a while, having heard great things about the chef and glowing recommendations about the inventiveness of the menu of Anthony Genovese. Visiting for lunch, we were the only patrons there, yet we hadn’t … Read more about A Tale of Three Tastings in Rome: Tasting #3 Ristorante Il Pagliaccio
By Terence Carter*La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali** was casually recommended to us by our guide, Petulia, from Context while we were on our way to visit some bespoke shops, and it was another memorable stop. A modest, old-fashioned trattoria, we were instantly taken with the casual nature of the staff. ‘Dad’, who appears to do … Read more about A Tale of Three Tastings in Rome: Tasting #2 La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali
By Terence Carter* Given that we were not on the travel guidebook treadmill when we were in Rome recently (we were researching stories for travel magazines instead), we easily fell back into the pattern that we used to follow when we didn’t write restaurant reviews for a living. We decided to do what we love … Read more about A Tale of Three Tastings in Rome