Rome Bound: Embarking On A Three-Month Journey Across Italy

The phrase “When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do” goes back as far as the late 1500s, referencing the importance of adapting yourself to the customs of people and places you visit when they are entirely different from what you experience back home. Quite easy to do when it comes to eating enticing dishes of pasta, drinking Roman wine, and adjusting to the siesta hours. Frankly, two weeks in the city of Rome does not allow one to learn and adapt to all their customs but is worth trying. Rome is the first stop of my embarking on a three-month journey across Italy. Here is what I was able to do during my stay in Rome with the hope of returning again….

But First a Bit of History

I always make it a habit when I travel to dig into understanding the history of countries and how it shapes their future. Ancient Rome was once a small village that rose to dominate the Mediterranean…