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Following my trip to Italy last month, I’m finalizing the Second Edition of The Princess Guide to Rome, which will be available on January 4th, 2023. **UPDATE** Pre-Order The Princess Guide to Rome to receive Early Bird Pricing, only until January 4th, 2023 I’m also writing the long-awaited second guidebook, The Princess Guide to Venice, which…

It can feel like a waste of time looking at stuff you don’t understand. That’s no way to spend a holiday. So how do you figure out what to see in advance? Choose a period, location or historical figure that interests you, and start reading related fictional stories that are based on historical fact.

Is there anything more distressing for visitors to Venice than the presence of a giant modern cruise liner looming over the city’s tiny canals? Gone is any semblance of romance or old-world ambience. Instead, this Godzilla-like thing hovers over the city, effectively photo-bombing all your shots and casting a long shadow over the outdoor terraces.…

Many of Italy’s great works of art and iconic cultural heritage sites are badly in need of restoration. But with a government in flux, and the Italian economy in a protracted economic recession, very little public funding has been allocated to these projects. Despite a rise in tourism, ticket sales alone are not enough to…

Ay yi yi… Princess is such a loaded term these days, isn’t it? Being a fierce little feminist, I really struggled with whether to use it at all. And yet, I kept getting such an incredible reaction to it. Even from the cynics. And the feminists. When people asked me, “So, what’s new?” I would…