Comments on: Rome – a Mecca for Writers

By: Sehar

Sehar — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:36:56 +0000

Interesting!!

No doubt Rome is beautiful, loved it. cool n calm , that you can write your life.

Thanx for sharing .

Cheers !

By: Gesa

Gesa — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:33:16 +0000

@Heide: We will, sunshine, we will!

By: Gesa

Gesa — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:12:10 +0000

@Julia: Thanks! I fell in love with Rome, too. Hope to go again this year – I’m in desperate need of Italian pasta

@Wanderfull Traveler: Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this topic and for your tip on Karen Connelly – I will def. add her to my reading list!

By: Wanderfull Traveler

Wanderfull Traveler — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:49:53 +0000

Although I didn’t enjoy Rome myself the first time I went I am willing to give it a second go one day.
I blame it on where we stayed which seemed far from everything.
I am in the midst of studying the first expats and travel writers pertaining to the British empire for an art history class. It is fascinating as I am trying to be travel writer as well and am struggling with the various components to it. I like a more literary tone to the writing and I find Eat Pray Love slightly bland. It seems throughout most travel writing for women in a contemporary context, that divorce must be a catalyst for them to go and travel and nourish themselves in this way. I did find one womans writing, a Canadian who also spends her time in Greece – Karen Conelly – fantastic writing and she is more open than these previous female writers. I can only strive to write as well as her.

Sorry for the long comment, your blog post inspired me this morning!

The Wanderfull Traveler

By: Heide

Heide — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:34:34 +0000

Many roads lead to Rome! I wanna take one soon!

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:27:24 +0000

This is such a great idea for a post — and I love Rome. The energy, the food, the screaming conversations from speeding mopeds, and the very attractive people!