Posts Tagged ‘Rome’

Cheap Hotel Bookings: How To Get The Most for Your Money

December 3rd, 2008 Tushar Mathur
Can you get a cheap hotel bookings package that includes transportation? You can if you know where to look. If you want to unwind from your hectic days, all you need to do is look for the perfect place to go. You don’t have to look far either and you don’t have to spend a ton of money to get what you want out of the vacation.

Start by finding a vacation package you can enjoy and look for cheap hotel bookings at the same time. You want a package that not only gives you transportation options but food and activities too.

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Italy – Always a Cell Phone at Hand

November 5th, 2008 Tushar Mathur

This scene cracked me up when I fist saw it because it was so Italian. That is, in Italy, everyone has a fascination with cell phones… the country has one incidence of cell phone usage on the globe with articles even noting that adolescents often have multiple cell phones. As early as 1999, there were more cell phones in use in Italy than landlines… similar to cell-phone crazed Finland. It could be because landlines are ridiculously expensive in Italy. When I call my aunt in Rome, she’s always in a rush to get off since calls are metered, like traditional cell phone plans.

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Chestnuts roasting on a Roman fire

October 21st, 2008 Tushar Mathur
One of my most vivid memories of my childhood in Italy is the smell of vendors selling warm chestnuts during wintertime. I guess the old song about chestnuts roasting on an open fire still rings true in Italy. To this day, you can wander the chilly winter streets of cities like Rome and buy a rolled up paper cone of warm chestnuts – a great little snack on a wintry day. Here is a picture of my cousin getting his fill on a cold November day in 2005…

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