a guest post & photos by Annika Blyckertz My friend Annika is a salon owner in her mid-thirties from Gävle, Sweden – married with a 15 year old son. She’s a casual runner who ran the Rome marathon in 2014. […]
When you’re in the midst of the chaos of an urban city center like Rome, it’s difficult to imagine that just a few kilometers out of town you’ll find a rural idyll with green hills, rolling green pastures, olive trees, […]
In the center of Rome alone there are over 100 museums. They range from the most visited (Vatican Museums ) to the oldest (Capitoline Museums ) to another that many people consider has one of the most exceptional collections of […]
I lived in Panama as a child and I was a bit of a wildish creature. I spent 6 years barefoot and most of my waking hours were spent without walls – the worst punishment I could receive from my […]
I’ll come straight out with it – I hate to cook. I do it when I have to, but I do it begrudgingly. In Italy, where it is very easy to head to the local fresh pasta shop, learning how […]
Follow my blog with Bloglovin By Steve Brenner Visiting the major sights of Rome doesn’t leave loads of spare time – there’s certainly plenty to see to keep your days full, so perhaps taking some time out for a yoga […]
By Steve Brenner For your typical Italian, a sandwich looks something like this: a dry roll (called a rosetta) with one thing in it – like mortadella. For variety, it might be prosciutto or salami instead of mortadella. Maybe it […]
Many visitors to Rome are eager to rush to Piazza Navona, but I prefer the spaciousness of Piazza del Popolo. On the north-side of the piazza is Basilica Santa Maria del Popolo and tucked away in a corner chapel […]
If I had to choose one of the most frequently asked questions we receive at The Beehive, at the top of the list would be those regarding safety. Is Rome safe? Is our neighborhood safe? Guidebooks can paint a grim […]
When we opened The Beehive back in 1999, a lot of our first customers were very young backpackers. We would inevitably get someone who would ask “so I’ve seen the Colosseum, the Pantheon and Piazza Navona – what else is […]