HOW TO AVOID A RESTAURANT SCAM IN ITALY

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HOW TO AVOID A RESTAURANT SCAM IN ITALY
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@vickiseller6889 Жыл бұрын

Watching your videos makes me smile big time! You are so very helpful and enthusiastic!

@MaryB.333 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this! Wonderful tips! Thank you for taking the time to make this video. When my husband and I finally make it to Italy you'll have taught me so much. Much love from Texas. 🌹

@StayFabulousTL 4 жыл бұрын

Yay! Makes me so happy to read this! Sending much love to you from the Eternal City🇮🇹😘

@konajohn1 Жыл бұрын

We were in Italy last Fall and I completely agree with all that you say. We frequently ate at small places that did not have an English language menu, but there was never a problem even with our extremely limited Italian vocabulary. I really love your enthusiasm.

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Happy that you found authentic Italian food! It's such a huge part of the entire experience.

@jdonatel1 Жыл бұрын

You're so enthusiastic and informative Anastasia ! We love your videos as we are preparing for our first trip to Rome. Love them!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much John! I am truly happy you are finding them useful

@garrysmith2468 2 жыл бұрын

Glad we found you. Going to Sicily soon again and love Sicily. Have been to Italy many, many times and it’s never enough. Love your knowledge and enthusiasm. Will be checking your site out for sure.

@StayFabulousTL 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Garry!

@lisajaworski3387 Жыл бұрын

I do want to say that in Japan it is the norm to have samples of the food in the window, so I wouldn’t worry about eating in that Japanese restaurant in your video. That would be fine for that cuisine, but no other.

@theotheofanous9763 Жыл бұрын

Grazie Mille for the advice!! Love your valuable advice!! Love your enthusiasm!! Do you have any suggestions for traditional restaurants in Rome? Grazie Mille!!

@sandrap2517 2 жыл бұрын

Love all of this, thank you very much, we are there from the 4th July, can't wait to tell and show my family all your great tips. x

@StayFabulousTL 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Have the most amazing time!

@marierice4687 Жыл бұрын

Ciao Bella! Just subscribed and will use your fabulous advice when my daughter and I visit this summer. I can't wait to watch all your videos and grazie molto!❤

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you Marie! Welcome to the channel!

@julietnery 4 күн бұрын

I love your enthusiasm! And of course I love your page!👍👍 I have watched most of your videos, and always making sure to write everything that I needed to know when we travel on 09 to 10/2024. Thanks!

@StayFabulousTL 2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! More videos to come. Hope you will have the most special trip!

@anarr7411 7 ай бұрын

Great tips; thanks. Traveling to Italy later this month, this video comes in very handy. Thank you!

@StayFabulousTL 7 ай бұрын

Thank YOU! Happy travels!

@glennkoons 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information. I will be watching all your videos before our trip to Italy.

@StayFabulousTL 9 ай бұрын

Hope you will get a lot of useful information out of them. Have a wonderful time in Italy!

@eleeyahhoutz1038 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! You're very informative and I love your energy 😁😃 Going to Rome in early October

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you Eleeyah🙏 Have the most special trip!

@haimanothabtemariam3432 Жыл бұрын

Ciao! I really enjoyed your videos. So detail and very informative. thank you very much!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Happy that you found it useful

@bethriggs9197 Жыл бұрын

I love your enthusiasm and love hearing you talk with your lovely accent! We are planning our trip to Italy this next fall and your tips have been so helpful! Do you have a list of a few of your favorite places to eat in Rome?

@andreascala2663 10 ай бұрын

as a roman lett me suggest you the restaurant Al Simeto

@SailorCrafty 5 ай бұрын

I'm binging all your videos and they're amazing!! Thank you for the help! I'm visiting this summer 🎉

@StayFabulousTL 5 ай бұрын

So happy to hear that! Thank you🙏 Have the most special trip!

@lisajaworski3387 Жыл бұрын

I go to Italy every year because I have family in Barletta in the Puglia Region. I often go to Rome, Naples and Ishchia. This year I’m bringing several friends with me in the spring and then around 15 family members in the fall. I appreciate your informative videos.

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Lisa! Have the most wonderful time

@andreascala2663 10 ай бұрын

i'm roman but my father was from Puglia.......do you like panzerotti? do you prefer pizza romana or pizza napoletana?

@carlredmond3642 Жыл бұрын

Such "fabulous" energy & great advice !!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you Carl!

@ann.fitzsimmons6628 2 ай бұрын

great advice xx

@StayFabulousTL 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MilciadesAndrion Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. I took notes and I learned a lot. I liked the video and subscribed to the channel.

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that. Welcome to the channel!

@maddiedelvalle7327 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the information which will help when I visit in June.

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Have a wonderful trip!

@debmele48 Жыл бұрын

Great tips! So true. Thank you for putting out good advice!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@debmele48 Жыл бұрын

@@StayFabulousTL We will be back in Rome for October. I'm so looking forward to be back in Italy. We lived in Naples area and Sicily too. Rome is just full of history and beauty!

@aceddie Жыл бұрын

Obvious that you love what you do. Keep up the great work!!!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@nelsonsoto741 7 ай бұрын

Very valuable advice, worth hearing more than once. I subscribed because we’ll be in Rome for the first time soon.

@StayFabulousTL 7 ай бұрын

So happy to hear that! Have the most wonderful time!

@billlowe9417 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is very well done. Fun - interesting - informative. Subscribed. Thanks!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you Bill. Welcome to the channel!

@hollis1440 Жыл бұрын

I'm taking my boys to Italy this summer 2023. Love your channel and all the wonderful information. Thank you! One day I plan on living in Italy.

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

So kind of you! Thank you. Living in Italy was just a dream for me many years ago. Wishing from all my heart for you to move to Italy and build a beautiful life here!

@angelabarnes1547 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The items as discussed were very helpful! Even though on my upcoming trip I'm going to Portugal and France 😊

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that! Have the most wonderful time in Portugal and France

@donnaanderson5669 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing that information about the restaurants and where they're located for authentic food

@StayFabulousTL 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Happy that you found it useful :)

@mikecapannelli7731 Жыл бұрын

'thicker than war and peace'....perfect!!!! Great info!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike!

@stacielacava3753 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video. I just started watching you and are catching up on your videos 🇮🇹👍

@StayFabulousTL 3 жыл бұрын

Happy that you enjoyed it!🤗

@ManoleteMoscoso Жыл бұрын

dear Anastasiya: your information is very valuable. You are awesome and great. Grazie mile!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!

@always_broke_LOL Жыл бұрын

You are fun to watch and you have very good advice, thanks

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

@carolinagirl6736 2 жыл бұрын

Very practical tips! Thanks for sharing!

@StayFabulousTL 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@dedwards7211 Жыл бұрын

Hello. My husband and I are big fans because we have learned a lot of useful information from your channel. My husband, 2 sons and I are heading to Italy mid April and are very excited. They have never been overseas and my husband has relatives in the south. Thank you for all your fabulous tips❤

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

I am so happy to hear that! Have the most wonderful trip!

@green-garden-123 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the excellent tips. We will be visiting Italy in spring 2023 :)

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Paul. Have a wonderful time!

@rg5806 2 жыл бұрын

Your energy levels are phenomenal. Good effort & really one of the best videos.

@StayFabulousTL 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you!

@RobertKrukadventure Жыл бұрын

Love your videos you have awesome energy I am coming to Italy next month thanks for your tips

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you Robert! Have the most wonderful trip!

@krystel2856 5 ай бұрын

Neat. I'll fill right in as I often don't eat dinner until 10pm. And, if I have lunch also eat that late.

@zoelee7948 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the informative video! Going to Italy this summer and I'm so excited! Also, FYI: The plastic plates of food in the window are totally normal for Japanese restaurants to do. It's an art form in Japan, called 'sampuru', and many restaurants in Japan have it in some form! Even small family owned places in a town that no tourists go to. In my six months living in Japan, whether or not the restaurant had this in the window had no impact on the quality of the food. It's to show off how good the food looks, and culturally to Japanese folks, it's very appealing. The first set of plastic food you showed in your video was also Japanese, so that's why they have it most likely. I'll steer clear of it at Italian places though! No plastic pizza for me, please!

@StayFabulousTL 4 жыл бұрын

Not the most fun subject, but when I walk the streets of Rome I just cannot help but to feel terrible for people who are eating at obvious tourist traps where I know food is going to be less than average but the prices are going to be sky high. Truly hope that this video will change things. Please share it with anyone who is planning a trip to Italy or Europe in general.

@paulcapaccio9905 2 жыл бұрын

We’ve been to Rome 30 times and you are spot on. Perfetto. Time to live there now. Forza Roma per sempre.

@BenWinder108 Жыл бұрын

We went to Rome a couple of months ago and my God all of the scams are incredible. So many of them. We actually stood at the Spanish step s for hours watching the Rose people. Just hilarious.

@miabeia3117 Жыл бұрын

Which restaurants do you recommend? Thanks!

@cberry6751 Жыл бұрын

We would like if you could recommend some restaurants in Trastevere & Roma.

@maddiedelvalle7327 Жыл бұрын

I’m definitely posting the Does and Don’t’s . Thanks again. Maybe I’ll bump into you while in Rome. I’m so excited…

@jandeccio9093 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thank you🥰

@StayFabulousTL 2 жыл бұрын

You got it!

@lindaconditt214 Жыл бұрын

Good advice! Thank you💞

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@megananderson584 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these travel tips, Im on my way to Italy on the 25th May to celebrate my 50th Birthday, so thank you xx

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Wow! Happy early Birthday🎉 Have the most fabulous trip!

@myviewkristinamclaughlin5157 Жыл бұрын

All the tips are very valid. She knows what she’s talking about

@MaximilianRoysenberg 8 ай бұрын

Her energy in this video is sufficient for me to go through life, lol. Great video though!!

@StayFabulousTL 7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣 Thank you🙌

@manveet1986 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for so much information about Rome..

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Happy that you found it useful :)

@manveet1986 Жыл бұрын

Hi I am actually travelling to rome for 1 night and 4 nights for Sorrento in July .. can u please help me by guiding the accommodation and best places to stay in Sorrento..

@mariasd9711 Жыл бұрын

Hi anastasiya, thank you for all the information you shared in the videos you made. May I ask if there’s any recommendation for accommodation or specific restaurants or places to eat street food? Thank you!

@margaretbingham468 Жыл бұрын

Anastasia does restaurant/ street food tours. I’m sure if you emailed or private message her, she’ll try to accommodate you.

@ginamaloney8598 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of these wonderful tips!!! I am traveling to Florence in September for 2 weeks for school and will be my very first trip to Italy. You are so helpful!!!!! The authentic menus that are hand written…are they only in Italian? Wondering if I will be able to read the menu 😆thank you for your help!! Gina

@TheRockinDaisy Жыл бұрын

I am SO happy that I found your channel! I've been watching your videos (which are filled with so much great information) and I love your enthusiasm. I keep a pen and paper handy to take notes. Do you have a reference guide to specific places (or neighborhoods) to eat while in Rome? We'll be there the latter part of September during our Italian vacation. Thanks for all you do!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! Happy that you are finding my videos useful :) I have two resources when it comes to food in Rome. One is my Patreon Community, where I post specific recommendations for food places in different neighborhoods in Rome ( www.patreon.com/tassanalaapey ) and another is my self-guided food tours: Day Food Tour: www.thatch.co/guide/2rgcawo5xed7a Evening Food Tour: www.thatch.co/guide/2yyst8luzt7qe Best Pizza Guide: www.thatch.co/guide/giw7vuwvbel7

@andreascala2663 10 ай бұрын

i'm roman and i wanna suggest you the restaurant Al Simeto in Via (Road) Simeto 30/32.....very good pasta very good pizza and everything else is good too friendly waiters not so expensive. it is located near a small beautiful but less known Square called Piazza (square) Mincio that imo is a must if you visit Rome. if you go to the Simeto restaurant l suggest you to try pasta carbonara.......fantastic! I wish you a pleasant stay in my city

@TheRockinDaisy 9 ай бұрын

@@andreascala2663 Thank you so very much for your suggestion! We just got back from our trip and Rome was magical. We didn't get to the restaurant you suggested but we found many other delicious options. Thanks again!

@andreascala2663 9 ай бұрын

@@TheRockinDaisy you're welcome

@danblair1591 4 ай бұрын

Grazie assai Anastasia. This helps me for my second time in Italia. I went in August 2015 with Trafalgar. We saw all the tourist traps. That’s a culture shock to have lunch and dinner late(especially with dinner).

@StayFabulousTL 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Have the most wonderful second time!

@jeanettevillanueva6010 Жыл бұрын

I watched one of your videos and stated that it is not required to tip. It's something that is not expected, however I went recently and they do ask for tip or they just put it your bill. I was traveling with my sister, so it wasn't like we were a large party they had to accomadate. This was in Rome.

@nicolen4548 Жыл бұрын

Great vid also this vid made me realize restaurants in USA and Canada Almost never change their menu 😆😆😆😆

@raphaelalmonte5466 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos!!!

@StayFabulousTL 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Julie-nx2ep Жыл бұрын

Cara, essendo romana residente in USA, sono d'accordo di tutte le tue raccomandazioni, brava!! 👍🤗❤

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Grazie Julie!🥰

@ah3626 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Can you also recommend some places to eat in Rome? Where do you usually eat?

@jsingh108 11 ай бұрын

My grandmother was Italian and she made sure that she told people when she didn’t like the food. She would tell them how to make it better 😅😅😅

@VerasakSahachaisaree Жыл бұрын

Very very good advice. Thank you so much.

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@michaeltoolin8468 11 ай бұрын

Look for trattoria, osteria, and the best....agriturismo. If you are a true adventurer then the agriturismo is the way to go. You can go online and book a stay or check if there are any local agriturismo where you are visiting and get a reservation for dinner. The food is almost always outstanding.

@maverickb9465 Жыл бұрын

Hi There, this is absolutely amazing 👏.....thanks for sharing the information. is it possible for you to list few restaurants names?? Love from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️

@donnaanderson5669 10 ай бұрын

You look so happy and upbeat I like that in a person if I was there I probably would want to you to show me some places to shop for clothes and food probably would be kind of fun cuz I'm quiet

@elainetay4012 Жыл бұрын

Hi, will you please do a video on understanding an Italian menu? Thank you.

@josephspatafora7984 Жыл бұрын

Visiting Italy this month. If possible, could you please please please list your most favorite local authentic restaurant for these cities? Taormina, Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento. Just your favorite, it would really help. We don't like tourist places. Thank you!!!

@alfred2453 9 ай бұрын

so pretty much; eat later, 9-11pm, trattorias, make sure there are more Italians than other cultures. tight Italian/English menus. away from major tourist locations

@StayFabulousTL 9 ай бұрын

You got it!

@Grequierecafe Жыл бұрын

I love this information delivered so enthusiastically. We are going to Rome in August (Yikes). Anyway, when I get to my first Roman restaurant, I will hear "Guys, guys, guys...!"

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Hope you will have the most fabulous time!

@donnaanderson5669 10 ай бұрын

Thank you you're so energetic and Kool 😎

@StayFabulousTL 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!😊

@cbhosale3 Жыл бұрын

Probably all these tips apply to all places around the world !

@DeepakKumar-kh8hm Жыл бұрын

dear you are sincere youtuber , i love you

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you🙏

@mrmaybee Жыл бұрын

Very valuable advice, thank you. A small anecdote, never actually liked tomatoes. Learned that no self respecting Italian would ever serve anything other than a vine ripened tomato. Now tomatoes appeal to me, but only vine ripened tomatoes.

@BrianChido2 Жыл бұрын

The American grocery store tomatoes are horrible. No flavor, no color

@lolitalolipops4154 Жыл бұрын

Even better , the small family run places in a dark alley don’t even have a menu . They tell you what’s the menu of the day and you pick out of two or three dives

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Its the best

@Kurtlane Жыл бұрын

Very true. A few additions: In my experience, most food in Italy is good to very good. There aren't that many bad places. Generally, if a place looks good, it probably is. The first time I was in Italy in 1977, we were poor. So Italy in my mind doesn't really associate with food. The best we could afford was the cheapest kind of pizza in the cheapest trattorias. Which had a great positive side to it. Walking around looking at monuments and other things on an empty or semi-empty stomach is so much better. You perceive everything so much more clearly. And a meal (not too heavy) after such a walk tastes wonderful. With all the walking, I would get pretty seriously hungry by 7 pm. Which meant I was often the first customer of the evening. Well, I don't mind. The food is just as good. I've never seen menus with multiple languages under multiple flags. Maybe because if I see high prices, I don't go there. Not quite "the later the better." At 12 or so everything closes. If you are hungry at 2 am -- tough luck. I am not aware of any 24-hour places, that's very much an American thing. Plates of fake flood on display are Japanese. If you are craving Japanese food in Italy, go ahead and have it. I've had one Chinese restaurant meal in Italy (because there was nothing else in that area), and it was pretty bad. American Chinese restaurants are much better. Don't know about Japanese restaurants in Italy. But in America fake food on display in a Japanese restaurant is a pretty good sign. Italian fake food on display -- that's another story.

@ArnoldToporowski 8 ай бұрын

I like to research restaurants before leaving home and make reservations, especially for Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday lunch. just like at home, all the best places are booked up at the peak times.

@StayFabulousTL 8 ай бұрын

Great point! For the weekends, especially!

@luzzuluaga1877 Жыл бұрын

Vert informative. Thank you

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Happy that you found it useful!

@SinisterMD Жыл бұрын

Have a trip coming up to Italy and it will be the first time for me coming from the US to Europe. It seems, much to my chagrin, that the common theme for traveling in Italy to the touristy places are scams, pickpockets and the dangers of certain trains/travel. It's quite unfortunate and a bit disconcerting I must say.

@tinalettieri Жыл бұрын

I'm a 76 year old woman alone. I feel perfectly safe on trains etc and even in the streets. Just guard your purse and be street smart. Use a cross body bag and since Italian men carry bags of some sort, if you are one, you can get a manly bag and carry it cross body too. Do not put your money and passport in a backpack unless you have a little lock on that compartment. Of course touristy places are scams. That's not unique to Italy. It happens in NYC and Disney World too.

@linabella1218 Жыл бұрын

Well after this video and a few other ones of this channel,I have an anxiety too. I am travelling a lot especially Europe,I am europeen but from what I’ve heard and watch on this channel damn..there is a danger on every corner. I hope Rome will be kind to me.

@bayvillagebug Жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat

@sunnybhardwaj6795 5 ай бұрын

Hi Anastasia. Thank you for putting all the videos together with so much information about Rome and other cities in Italy. I am looking for a suggestion i am coming to Italy with my wife and Friends in June to celebrate my 50th Birthday. I am looking for unique ways to celebrate in Rome. Also need a suggestion with nice food for a Dinner for about 25 people. If you can please suggest something and Ideas will be great. Thanks

@StayFabulousTL 5 ай бұрын

How special! Sure, please feel free to book a trip consultation with me and I will be happy to answer all the questions and share specific recommendations for your upcoming trip fabulousvita.com/product/trip-consultation/

@acimo4766 Жыл бұрын

you are so exited ! 😍😍 Lo parli L'Italiano ?

@GrayS304 10 ай бұрын

My question is anout the hygiene in Italy. After onding a few days in China a few years ago, I am always very anxious about the cleanliness and no-rats eateries. I know, things can happen, but in general? Thank you for your great work! 😊

@SabineBeckerPUSH 11 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your channel, and you have lots and lots of information. However, I agree with someone here who says it seems like you are yelling at us the entire video. I think there’s a fine line between enthusiasm and yelling. But again, you bring a lot of value to us travelers. Just bring your voice down one or two notches please 😊

@StayFabulousTL 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. I am always grateful for a feedback.

@louisdangelo9375 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ZForce5496 Жыл бұрын

I think occasionally breaking the rules can result in a decent meal. A few years ago I was walking down the Corso Umberto in Taormina and all the restaurants on the strip were full of tourists. My family and I wanted to pick a random side street and see if we could find an uncrowded restaurant. We hadn’t walked far when we found a place at the end of the road. There was someone out there inviting us in. It was hot and we were tired and we were ready to scrap the rules. We ended up pleasantly surprised. The restaurant has the most beautiful garden dining and the food, while not the best meal I ever had, was delicious. We tourists were glad we were trapped. We are a foodie family, so our standards are pretty high.

@s.d9830 Жыл бұрын

Can you give the name of this restaurant?

@ZForce5496 Жыл бұрын

@@s.d9830 It was called Maffei, but sadly it closed in recent years.

@BobSullivanAKABuffy Жыл бұрын

Does your 'not in a piazza' rule apply to campos as well? I'm thinking of Venice especially.

@tinalettieri Жыл бұрын

I just had prosciutto and melon and it was not a tourist restaurant. They have a regular local clientele. And the melon was NOT frozen. It was quite good. I was surprised but I went for it. I can't get it in the country I current live in.

@louisgiannobile979 9 ай бұрын

I’m going in September love your advice I’ll be watching all you videos

@StayFabulousTL 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Have a wonderful trip!

@saltysunburn2913 Жыл бұрын

The multi language menu seems obvious but it's not for most people. The prey on your language barrier. It's a really good point bc it's the same all over the world except the US and UK

@didboy74 Ай бұрын

Lol my Globe artichokes are bumper crops in June and July in Oxfordshire.

@michaelyiannatsos6794 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks

@StayFabulousTL 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@edwin-ny4ds Жыл бұрын

Kindness.. is the word

@milberyp.3937 Жыл бұрын

Anastasia, do you have videos & tips on the Amalfi Coast?

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, not yet.

@mariomario.. Жыл бұрын

Got any non tourist restaurants near Largo Di Torre Argentina you could recommend?

@rhee_it1839 Жыл бұрын

thx for the tips. we’ll be in Italy in March 2023 for two weeks. we love to go to the local restaurants how do we know what to order everything is written in Italian? thx

@tinalettieri Жыл бұрын

Does your phone have a translator? You will not be expected to order within 30 seconds of sitting. learn the categories while flying then when you get a menu, if you want fish go to "pesce" and if you want meat, "carne" then take out your translation app and have at it. You know how to read pasta and pizza already.

@jackieeggen8193 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂you crack me up! Love it!

@StayFabulousTL 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@karentraer5386 Жыл бұрын

We will be in Rome in Sept 2023 …can’t wait …love your videos 🥰

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Excellent month to visit Rome. Have the most fabulous trip!

@myside963 3 ай бұрын

I can't imagine eating dinner that late! 8 is really late. I get my kids ready for bed at 8!

@StayFabulousTL 3 ай бұрын

I know. Different culture...

@JORGELOPEZ-ik4fg 5 ай бұрын

Hi. I have friends that have gone to those tourist traps, and then complained about the food quality.

@StayFabulousTL 5 ай бұрын

That's unfortunate.

@michaelmiltz4688 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I will be in Italy in September 2023. Lake Lugano, lake Garda, Dolomites, Milan, Bernini Express, Florence and Rome. Viva Italia!

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

What a trip! Have the most wonderful time!

@gmnewlook 10 ай бұрын

It's true everywhere about restaurants near major attractions. Sometimes you just have to walk a couple of streets over and you'll find a hidden gem of a restaurant that will blow your mind away. Happened to us twice in Paris. Back in 2007 we found this nice little spot in the 7è arrondissement, food was excellent and service was super. This year, in July, we found this Japanese restaurant, a hole in the wall, really that served off the hook dishes. You just have to look for them, and that's what we'll do when we go to Italy. I guess I can live with having a late lunch, but I'll have to have a snack at the time we usually have dinner here, around 6 and check my blood sugar (I'm type 1 diabetic) so I can tough it out until 8 for dinner. Bonjour! Hi! from Montreal, QC Canada. Oh, btw, I just smacked the "like" and "Subscribe" buttons. 😁 Getting used to your vibe the more I watch your videos, it's pretty nice, although I did not expect you falling backwards on your sofa, and neither did you, I think!

@CC-go9tz Жыл бұрын

Is it true that Testatio area has good local food? I’m going to Rome in April with friends. Thanks for your videos.

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Yes, Testaccio is known for good food spots! Enjoy!

@michellethibodeaux Жыл бұрын

I love you 😍 you remind me of my daughter Brittany...same personality and you even look like her 💕

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful compliment! Thank you Michelle💕

@SamSam24270 4 жыл бұрын

Well I enjoy scamming the scammer 😃 when one of those men outside the restaurant invites me in and I need the il bagno, I tell them I have already eaten, but would love to look inside for next time, and then once inside I ask if I could use their il bagno, then afterwards I say thank you and never return again, it works very well for me 😂

@StayFabulousTL 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂🙌

@carolinemcconnell7325 Жыл бұрын

Great Advice!! How far in advance should you make a reservation for dinner? Is it safe to say you will get a reservation the day before or day you would want to dine in a particular restaurant in Rome?

@StayFabulousTL Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Honestly, it depends. If you are coming during a busy season, let's say September or October, you definitely should reserve at least couple of weeks in advance for popular places. If you are coming during February - a couple of days in advance is enough. But I would not try to make a reservation just a day in advance. Hope this helps!

@carolinemcconnell7325 Жыл бұрын

@@StayFabulousTL Thank you so much! This does help. We are looking to visit early June.