Coral Beach

Yesterday, Declan and I took a trip out to Coral Beach in Carraroe. The ground isn't made up of sand but of fine coral instead. I'm as in love with this weather as everyone else is - I hope there's months and months of it to come. 

A very Happy Earth Day to all. I hope you get many a freckle on your face this week!

Ciara

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Photo Diary: 3 days in Rome

Wednesday

Trevi Fountain 

Fashion house, Fendi, are currently restoring the fountain until late 2015. We were a little disappointed just finding this out on arrival to the historical site. Alas, there's a mini fountain set up for tourists like ourselves to throw the obligatory coin in. 

The Pantheon 

The rain was an advantage for us when visiting The Pantheon. The rain came through the oculus and gave us a rare sight as visitors. 

Giolitti 

Just yum. YUM. Big thanks to Maeveen Harris for the recommendation. Great gelato in Giolitti!

Thursday

Vatican Museum 

St. Peter's Basilica 

St. Peter's Basilica was my favourite thing that we saw in Rome. We paid an extra €7 to climb up into the dome and the views were well worth it. *****, A+, gold star. 

Spanish Steps

Friday

Colesseum

Trattoria Luzzi

The best restaurant we went to whilst in Rome. The place was full of people with Italian waiters shouting across the packed dining room with pizzas and pastas in hand. Full of heart and soul and the best Diavola pizza I've ever had. 

Here's my boyfriend, Declan, just cause. 

Hope everyone has a great week!
Ciara
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A I R B N B : M O N T I

Declan and I headed to Rome for the last week in March. Overall, it was so lovely! One of the elements of the trip that really stood out was our accommodation as it was the first time either of us used Airbnb. I had come across the site last summer when looking into accommodation for a trip to NYC. I've been obsessed with it ever since. The idea is that you can browse unique rooms/flats/houses from different hosts in any part of the world; a treehouse in LA, a chateau in France or a cave on the Greek Islands. 

On deciding that we were going to Rome, we got on Airbnb straight away. We had a few necessary things in finding somewhere to stay; an entire place to ourselves with a kitchen, a central location and an experienced host with good reviews. After looking on Airbnb for literally hours, Declan found a flat with everything we wanted for a great price. Below are a few photos I took of the area. So pretttty!

Some Airbnb tips:

* If you've already booked your flights it's best to put your holiday dates into the search bar. There were a few times we didn't, fell in love with a place and quickly found out it wasn't available.

* Try and put as much detail into your search as possible - how many guests will be staying, whether you want an entire place, private room or shared room and your price range. Cities like Rome have an abundance of listings on Airbnb and it can get quite overwhelming looking through them all. 

* Don't worry if the host doesn't message you back straight away after your reservation - Airbnb will email all the reservation info onto you with the host (hopefully!) contacting you a day or two before your stay.

* Payment - As a guest you pay Airbnb. 24 hours after you check in Airbnb will release the money to the host. 

* Be sure to leave a review for your host whether it's good or bad! These really help when trying to find the ideal place to stay. 

When in Rome, stay in Monti! It's super Italian with loads of restaurants and bars and within walking distance of everything that you'd want to see. Just bring a good pair of trainers. Cobblestones are a plenty.

Hope you all had a lovely Easter!

Ciara 
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