Pizza in Naples, Italy

It tastes different here. I say that after my first bite of perhaps the most simple pizza I’ve ever consumed in my life. Just a basic crust, tomato, basil, and an amount of cheese I’d have never thought could satisfy my desire for the stuff… and I find myself closing my eyes after every mouthful,…

An Escape to Ventura

Editor’s note: sometimes the best destinations are those nearest to home. This is a lovely few-day itinerary for Ventura, California from Jackie. For more of her trip ideas, click here to visit her index page! Most of us enjoy the peacefulness of the beach, watching and listening to the waves, watching sea birds and just…

The Ultimate Guide to Rome!

It is impossible to overstate just how overwhelming Rome is. There is so much to do and see, both in terms of sights we all know about, and just in walking around and stumbling across something amazing. The city is chaotic, fast-moving, unpredictable. There are tourists everywhere in the center, and navigating around them physically…

Rome’s Jewish Ghetto

It’s a tale as old as time, one seemingly repeated everywhere I go. Jews settle in a place, and all is well for a while. Then we become scapegoats, used by the political powers as outsiders, as people to blame for whatever is going on. This escalates into forced conversions, ghettos, expulsions, and attempted exterminations.…