Jan 12th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Archaeologists working on a conservation project at the Colosseum in Rome have discovered ancient frescoes of gladiators and erotic scenes, Agence France Press reports.
The brightly colored fragments were found on the walls of a corridor currently closed to the public for restoration. The scenes show gladiators being honored with laurels. There are also erotic scenes, although the researchers ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Naughty Roman Frescoes Uncovered In Colosseum
Jan 12th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Archaeologists working on a conservation project at the Colosseum in Rome have discovered ancient frescoes of gladiators and erotic scenes, Agence France Press reports.
The brightly colored fragments were found on the walls of a corridor currently closed to the public for restoration. The scenes show gladiators being honored with laurels. There are also erotic scenes, although the researchers ...Costa Concordia, A Year Later
Jan 11th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
Costa Concordia sailed aground off the coast of Italy one year ago this Sunday. Today, the ship sits off the coast of Italy where it ran aground on Friday, January 13, 2012, taking the lives of 32 passengers in the process. Ongoing work is underway to remove the grounded ship. Also ongoing is a renewed focus on safety that exceeds previous efforts, covers all major cruise lines and aims to ...Global Giveaway Sends Students Traveling Worldwide
Jan 10th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
In July 2012, People to People Ambassador Group sent students to Japan for the first time since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit in 2011. Partnering with MTV, People to People also ran an Act for Japan contest to give away one full tuition travel scholarship. Now the organization is partnering with actress Holly Robinson Peete to award five students with travel scholarships to ...12 Offbeat Travel Ideas For 2013
Jan 2nd, 2013 at 12:00PM: My annual New Year's Eve tradition is to reflect on all the places I visited during the year and plot out where I want to go in the New Year. 2012 was a banner travel year for my family because we put all of our things in storage for five months and traveled extensively in Europe and North America. We gorged ourselves on donuts and thought we got scammed in Western New York's Amish Country, ...In The Shadow Of Cinque Terre, Discovering The Treasures Of La Spezia
Dec 28th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Will the loved-to-death, storm-martyred Cinque Terre ever see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Which tunnel? There are many, many tunnels between the wave-lashed coves and perched, pastel-painted villages of the over-subscribed, over-reported, and now brutally hobbled Cinque Terre.
Above all there's a long, dark tunnel not of love but of disdain or disregard in the mind of the global ...Video Of The Day: Amazing Ice Sculptures Wow Crowds In Japan
Dec 17th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
Today's Video of the Day comes from last year's Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. Press "play" and you'll see why the week-long festival is one of the largest winter events in the country, attracting nearly two million people. Hundreds of snow statues and ice sculptures take over Sapporo's expansive Odori Park, as well as Susukino, a shopping and entertainment district, and the Sapporo ...
New Costa Condordia Images Show Scene Of Tragedy
Dec 17th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Eleven months after the cruise ship Costa Concordia grounded off the coast of Italy, the ship remains on its side. "60 Minutes" sent a camera crew in that brought out never-before-seen images of the surreal site on this "60 Minutes Overtime" web exclusive.
"You've got this giant thing that's three football fields long sitting on a slanted mountainside underwater," says "60 Minutes" ...
Photo Of The Day: A Caprese In Capri
Dec 11th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
"Absolutely the BEST!!!" writes Flickr user Susan Cohen about today's Photo of the Day, taken at the Villa Verde on the island of Capri in Italy. Judging from the photograph, we'd probably agree. The insalata caprese is one of Italy's best-known dishes, and it is at its finest in Capri, a small island in the Gulf of Naples, just off the Amalfi Coast. A true insalata caprese uses fresh ...Solace For The Other 49 States: It's (Not) Always Sunny In California
Dec 2nd, 2012 at 12:00PM: It isn't always sunny in California. It only just seems that way for those of us who live in colder climates. On Thursday, it rained in Los Angeles. I swear, there was no sun or blue skies to be had anywhere. Before I travel anywhere, I check the forecast for my destination obsessively and I can tell you that this is the first time there's been rain in L.A. in at least 6 or 7 years. Or it least it ...Buffalo Rome: Mozzarella, Martians And Culinary Crusaders
Nov 29th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
I was staring, mesmerized, my mouth watering at a giant mozzarella. The elastic curd was submerged in a giant bowl of cold water in my favorite small, family-run specialty food store in Rome. The bowl was shaped like a huge puckered blossom. It sat atop a glinting counter at E. Volpetti & C. on Via Marmorata near the Pyramid of Cestius in the Testaccio neighborhood in southern-central ...Captain Of Wrecked Cruise Ship Cries Foul, Says He's Innocent
Nov 21st, 2012 at 4:00PM:
When we last visited Captain Francesco Schettino, he was being accused of several crimes as a result of the Costa Concordia grounding. He still is. But now, the Italian master of the ill-fated cruise ship says he's innocent and that the truth will be told – in his new book.
"Soon I will reveal the shocking truth," Schettino told Italian newspaper Il Giornale as reported by the ...Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Detailed On New Website
Nov 10th, 2012 at 2:00AM: Costa Concordia grounded off the coast of Italy last January and work has been ongoing since then to clear the area of all things cruise ship related. Taking a cruise ship that has fallen over on its side and getting it back upright is apparently a gigantic job that has never before attempted. This week, Costa Cruises, along with its salvage company, launched a website with detailed information, ...'Twilight' Film Debut Brings Travelers From Around The World
Nov 1st, 2012 at 4:00PM:
"Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2" opens worldwide on November 16 and fans of the series have some unique options for getting excited about the final installment. Fan clubs, cinemas and tour operators from around the world are offering special events, viewings and even a chance to be on the red carpet with the stars of the film.
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Across the country and around the world, ...Can't Afford To Travel? Bollocks! You Can't Afford To Stay Home
Sep 26th, 2012 at 10:00AM: "How do you afford to travel so much?" This is the question I get all the time from disbelieving friends, colleagues and relatives who want to travel more but think they can't afford it. No one's ever come right out and said it, but I know some must wonder if my wife and I are drug mules, or if we have some other illicit source of income we're not owning up to (the answer is no).
After ...Costa Concordia Grounding Brings More Safety Rules, Awareness
Sep 25th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
When the Costa Concordia was grounded off the coast of Italy last January, a call went out to take a focused look at cruise ship safety. Since then, a number of in-depth television specials have been aired, several accounts of the tragic event have been published and maritime experts have come up with specific suggestions. While there can be no guarantee of another event of such magnitude ...Fake Pilot Arrested After Flying Across Europe
Sep 23rd, 2012 at 3:00PM: Police in Italy have arrested a man for impersonating a pilot and fooling the crew and ground staff into letting him into the cockpit of a European flight, the BBC reports.
A man managed to pose as a pilot using a uniform and fake ID and fly in the cockpit of an Air Dolomiti flight from Munich to Turin on April 6. Reportedly he flew as a "third pilot" and did not touch the controls.
Police, ...Egypt Protests Scatter Cruise Ships, Concern Tour Operators
Sep 14th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Egypt's tourism business has been suffering since the 2011 uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down. This week, in response to protests in Egypt, the vital industry received another blow as cruise lines and tour operators began making alternative plans.
"In an abundance of caution, Royal Caribbean International has decided to cancel Mariner of the Seas' next port call to ...Padlocks Of Love Removed From Bridge In Rome
Sep 12th, 2012 at 2:00PM: Officials in Rome have removed the so-called "padlocks of love" from the famous Ponte Milvio, the BBC reports. This is the latest phase of an ongoing struggle between the city and romantic couples that we've been reporting on since 2007.
It all started when Italian novelist Frederico Moccia wrote "I Want You," in which a couple put a bicycle lock around the bridge's lamppost and tossed the key ...Question In Venice: What Would You Cook When You're Looking To Score?
Aug 28th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
"I'm on a boat!" I kept singing to myself. "Everybody look at me because I'm sailing on a boat." I was referencing the "Saturday Night Live" skit in which Andy Samberg and T-Pain sail the seas making this one simple proclamation. But this was no ordinary sea and I was on no ordinary boat.
I was on a yacht owned by the Missoni family sailing around the Venice lagoon. I wasn't, though, ...
Woman Falls Asleep On Flight To Paris, Wakes Up In Pakistan
Aug 22nd, 2012 at 1:30PM:
A woman on a Paris-bound flight fell asleep and woke up when the plane landed back in her starting point of Lahore, Pakistan. What's more, the plane not only stopped in France, but also touched down in Italy before completing the journey.
Express News, a Pakistani television news channel, first reported about the sleepy passenger, described as a middle-aged French woman who is married to a ...
