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10 years on… “When in Rome, plan to go home”

My wife share this article with me earlier this week, and it certainly resonates, even now, 10 years on from when first published.

Beggar in Rome

Image courtesy of  sarahelizamoody (Flickr)

Pretty scathing but what it does illustrate well is how the dream of living in this romantic city and country is quite a way off from the gritty reality; the best way to survive it is “do as the Romans do” and distract oneself with the more immediate but temporary pleasures of life.


Read the article here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3601421/When-in-Rome-plan-to-go-home.html

(Source: telegraph.co.uk)