Gabbo: The Death and Life of Gabriele Sandri

"GABBO SEMPRE CON NOI!"   Written on a wall in the Centro.  But who was Gabbo?  A few days later, in our Tuscolano neighborhood: i...

Italy's Millennial Walls, Robert Frost and us

“Good fences make good neighbors.” Robert Frost’s line came to mind as I was preparing this post. I was thinking of appropriating and corrup...

Hiking outside Rome - the pleasures of Lazio's hills

Central Italy offers wonderful hikes, full of history and flora and fauna - wild and not so wild. Because Lazio's hiking pleasures seem ...