GypsySpirit 
Vintage fiat tour – AirBnB Experience
This tour made me laugh out loud. The guy owns a vintage fiat that defies all new laws to incentivize electric vehicles. He explained to me that he has to pay a hefty fee every time he comes into the city because he has a gas-guzzling car. As tiny as it is. This is definitely a must-do in Rome. He obnoxiously drives through the smallest streets which to me, really look like allyways and he just keeps honking the horn for pedestrians to move. The older people, mostly elderly ladies, get angry and shout things and wave their hands at him. Other people, I saw at around my age were giving thumbs up LOL
Gourmet food tour – AirBnB Experience
I scheduled this tour on the same day and right after the Vintage fiat tour. In fact, the tour guide dropped me off and personally helped me find the location of the new tour and even “handed me off” to the next tour guide as if I was a child. Super funny but I appreciated it that he made sure I wasn’t lost in an unknown city as busy as Rome.
This tour was fantastic. The guide was knowledgeable. It didn’t start off on the best tone for me because he decided to make a joke about another ethnic group not in the tour and that was really unnecessary.
I really liked a group of ladies from Germany who were cousins and do a trip together every year which I thought was so cool. They befriended me as the tour went on and said to hang out with them since I was alone. As the tour went on and more wine was drunk they became funner and funner.
I, however, did not care for the other family that was there. They had judgement written all over their unfriendly faces. By their attitude of acting like I didn’t exist isn’t new to me and I’m old enough to know they’re self-hating people. I’ve come across their kind many times before. I don’t kiss a$$ or try to befriend these type of people and I could care less about their existence as much as they do mine. There are so many unhappy people in this world even when they have money and material possessions. I’m not one of them.
I was the only solo traveler in the group and damn proud of it. Also the only digital nomad as I found myself in all of the places I visited in Italy. I found everyone visiting to be of a much older age. If there were younger people, they were on vacation with their parents.
I enjoyed every bite taken in this tour which included having pizza from a famous chef. The pizza was like the ones we have in US. Loaded with ingredients.
One thing I was surprised about italian food in Italy is that it’s very few ingredients per dish and per pizza. Salt is non-existent which I’ve heard it’s hard for americans to get used to because american food is so salty. This has been confirmed to me by foreigners who have visited USA. Roman pizza was surprisingly only dough and sauce as I found out during my bike tour with lunch included, listed below.
I vowed to get used to it and cut down on american-levels sodium. My intake is already lower than the average American. I’ve worked hard the last two decades to eat organic and eat as little processed food as possible. Eliminating sugar and reducing salt has been a priority since my conversion to organic foods in 2005.
Bike tour with Roman lunch included – AirBnB Experience
So fun! I love bike riding. Especially in a group setting. We had to dodge the rushing cars whenever the traffic light changed or when crossing a crosswalk. Roman drivers are insaaaane!!!
Our guide was amazing and kept us safe. The lunch was superb. We had charcuterie (you’ll have a ton of that while in Italy), puttanesca and delicious italian wine. Ended with some cookies and of course, limoncello.
Vespa tour with photoshoot – AirBnB Experience
Super fun. You can tell from the IG reel and the pics. Highly recommended!
Vatican & Sistine Chapel tour – AirBnB Experience
I don’t support man-made religion but it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this type of art and architecture.
It’s the largest display of wealth I’ve been in front of (I think). It represents the continuation of the Roman Empire after all.
The Sistine Chapel was of course amazing to see and enjoy. No photos or videos allowed!!
Quartiere Coppede
Took a day to walk around the neighborhood and explore this area. What magnificent architecture! I absolutely love architecture and looking at beautiful things.
Sightseeing
Everywhere you’ll delight in views and architecture while you walk, sit, sip on coffee or favorite drink which for me is coffee.
Lots of coffee bars
Every few steps and in every corner- of course! It’s Italy!- to enjoy any coffee drink and pastry you like while you read a book, people watch (I don’t like to do that but I know people like to do it), just sit and BE a human BEING, instead of a human DOING. Don’t order capuccino after 11am- Italians will look at you in disgust! They only drink milk before 11am. After that it’s considered an abomination LOL
