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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Rome's Best Restaurants, Gelato, and More

Season 12

As you know if you're a regular listener, our show goes a lot deeper than travel tips an "best of"s. Our weekly conversations explore many aspects of…

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[PATREON PREVIEW] You Can't Go Home Again

Season 12

On this snippet from a recent bonus episode—available only to our supporters on Patreon—Tiffany reveals why she decided to cancel her trip back to th…

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Episode 584: First Communion, Thoughts on the New Pope, and other Memorial Day Happenings

Season 12 Episode 584

It's Memorial Day in the States, Aurelio's First Communion in Rome, and the occasion for a catch-up on the latest happenings in our lives on this cas…

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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Unexpected Magic of Italy

Is there anywhere else on earth that offers as much sheer beauty as Italy? (We'd wager there isn't.) But in addition to Italy's undeniable beauty, it…

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Bittersweet Moment #223 Leo XIV is Elected the First American Pope

Season 12

Did Tiffany manage to witness the white smoke at conclave 2025 and see the first appearance of Pepe Leo XIV—as she did in 2013 for the election of Po…

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Episode 583: When Traveling Solo is a Mistake (with Jennie Spohr)

Season 12 Episode 583

Solo travel... it can be inspiring, healing, life-changing...

...except when it isn't. Except when all it makes you is lonely and sad.

Today we sit d…

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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Glorious Gardens of Rome

Season 12

Little known fact: Rome is the city in Europe with the most green space per capita!

It's true, Rome is not all crumbling ruins and crowded city stree…

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[PATREON PREVIEW] Tiffany Lived with a Sociopath

Season 12

When Tiffany first moved to Rome, she made a grave mistake. She paid several months' rent in advance to a seemingly kind man who rented out rooms in …

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Episode 582: The White Lotus Effect

Season 12 Episode 582

When did traveling stop being about the place you are visiting and instead become about you in that place?

And how much do shows like The White Lotus…

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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Fountains of Rome

Season 12

Rome not only has more fountains than any city on earth, it also has the most beautiful ones, from the delicate Fountain of the Turtles (nispiration …

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