100 posts in 2009? Can I do it?
If I write nine more posts before midnight tomorrow, I will have exactly one hundred posts for the… Read more
Archive for December, 2009
The confusing magic of peeling hard-boiled eggs
Ages ago I had a dispute with a friend over peeling hard-boiled eggs. She swore by her mother’s wisdom that the freshest eggs were the easiest to peel. I swore by my grandmother’s wisdom that cold water does the trick. The debate was heated and… Read more
DK Travel Guide for Rome
Recently I discussed the value of the DK Eyewitness travel guides. I mentioned that I had read some reviews suggesting that the Rome book was weak. I did not find this to be true, at least for my purposes. I didn’t really need information on… Read more
Oddly Iconic Roman Moments
So there were a couple of signature moments in Romeo that I think I will never forget. 1. On the train coming back from Venice Willow, Steve, and I sat in one of those two seats facing two seats things. The odd man out was an iconic Italian –… Read more
