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Here's Lina and I talking about Venice for the season finale, specifically with our take on the perfect weekend itinerary. A few things mentioned in the episode (to help you with spelling and searching!): Murano glass blowing at Massimiliano Schiavon Gondolas Dorsoduro neighbourhood Santa Cocktail Excess Venice boutique hotel and private spa Peggy Guggenheim Collection (museum) This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice We did these three tours in Venice: Private Walking Tour with St Mark's & Gondola Ride in Venice, Private Venice Grand Canal Boat Tour, Private Murano Glass Blowing Tour with Water Taxi For more tours in Rome from LivTours: Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo This episode was the last episode of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We've been sharing our observations, but we've also taken you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also shared the sounds of the streets and the locals. Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/ Music by Pres Maxson. Find him on Substack here: https://presmaxson.substack.com/

Here's Lina and I sharing our top ten experiences in Rome. A few things mentioned in the episode (to help you with spelling and searching!): Saint Peter's Basilica Villa Farnesina Villa Borghese The neighbourhood of Testaccio The church of Santa Cecilia This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals. Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/ Music by Pres Maxson.

How well do you know the Colosseum? Probably not as well as Francesco, a Roman guide for Liv Tours, who says the Colosseum is his office. He took me inside the Colosseum... sorry, I mean the Flavian Amphitheatre... and tested me on some basic knowledge. Did emperors really do the thumbs up/thumbs down? Did they fill it with water? Were there ever female gladiators? In this on-the-go episode, Francesco takes my family around the Palatine Hill and the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Cryptoporticus of Nero while we answer his trivia questions. If you are interested in taking the same tour, it's easy to book on the LivTours website through this link: Private Colosseum Tour: Last Entry Colosseum, Arena Access & Rooftop Aperitif | Private Tour - LivTours (https://livtours.info/earfulcolo) Mentioned in the episode: Colosseum/Flavian Amphitheatre Roman Forum (ancient cultural, commercial, and religious center of the city) Palatine Hill (Beverly Hills of Ancient Rome) Colossus (former statue near the Colosseum) Cryptoporticus of Nero (ruins of palace of Nero on Palatine Hill) Wooden sword (ancient symbolic gift from emperor to gladiator granting freedom) This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. • Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome • Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican • LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful • Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone • Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo • Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals. • Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere • And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/ Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Thomas Farnham.

Join me on an exclusive walk through the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel when it was closed to the public. My guide, Michela Landolfi from LivTours, shares her knowledge from over 10,000 visits and brings us through the beautiful rooms that were formerly the residence of the Popes. We get to see the brilliant frescoes of Raphael and Michelangelo up close, without anyone else around, the surprising beauty of the Gallery of Maps, ancient artifacts and objects, and I end up in the Sistine Chapel, awestruck and lost for words. Book the same tour I did from the LivTours website through this link: Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone. Mentioned in the episode: Trevi Fountain Trastevere Neighborhood Sistine Chapel Raphael's Rooms (rooms in the Vatican with famous frescoes by Rapheal) Private Papal Apartments/Vatican Museums (museums that are former residences of the pope) Geography Room/ Gallery of Maps (fresco gallery with maps painted on the walls) The New Pope (Michela's favorite show about the Vatican) Saint Peter's Basilica This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals. Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/ Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Thomas Farnham.

Imagine you're going to Rome - your first ever trip. But oh no: You're only there for one day! A layover, even. How should you spend that one day? I sat down to discuss it with two experts - Angelo Carotenuto and Kristin Karstensdotter - the husband and wife duo behind the tour company LivTours. They shared two very contrasting itineries of the city – one that recommends a full three hours in the Vatican, while the other includes gelatos with a local named Gunther. Which sounds best to you? In case you need help tracking down some of their tips, here's everything they mentioned. From Kristin, in order of appearance: Il Sorpasso (Restaurant) Gelateria Cremilla (Gelato) Gianicolo (neighborhood with great views) San Luigi dei Francesi (Church) Basilica Parrocchiale Santa Maria del Popolo (Church) Église Sant'Andrea della Valle (Church) Terrazza Borromini (Bar) Grand Hotel de La Minerve Colosseum Giulio passami l'olio (restaurant for classic dishes) From Angelo, in order: Adriano Celentano (Italian Singer) Saint Peter's Basilica Borgo (Neighborhood) Via del Pellegrino (street for coffee) Pantheon Campo de Fiore (market square) Punto (Gunther's Gelato) Largo di Torre Argentina (historical location) Capitoline Hill Mamertine Prison Imperial Forums Monti (neighbourhood) Tre Scalini (restaurant) The Trevi Fountain Del Palaro (restaurant) The music for this episode was Dean Martin's "That's Amore". This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals. Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/ Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Thomas Farnham.

My solo trip to New York suddenly changes with the arrival of a mysterious friend. Let's call him Ben. Here's what happened. This episode features: The New York Highline Merveilleux de Fred bakery Chelsea Hotel Staten Island Ferry The Tenement Museum Bleecker Street Village Revival Records A Brooklyn Nets Game Disclaimer: I'm no expert on New York, rather the opposite. This is more of a collection of my anecdotes and observations. Enjoy, subscribe, tell your friends, review this show, and follow it on Instagram for my pictures from New York. Since The Earful Everywhere is a brand new podcast, I need all the help I can get, and nothing is more valuable than word of mouth - so please spread the word! You can also become a Patreon member here to support it and to discover our exciting extras. Music: Pres Maxson.

If you're ever thinking to come to Sweden, you should be prepared for these unusual traditions. With the help of my wife Lina, we go through some of the odder traditions that are a real thing here in Sweden. If you're enjoying this show, tell your friends about it :)

Here's a chat with the Australian Ambassador to Sweden, Bernard Philip. We cover everything from Saint Lucia to Daniel Solander, a Swede who was the first university-educated scientist to set foot in Australia (find more about him and the society named after him here: https://www.danielsolander.se/english.htm). Be sure to follow The Earful Sweden on Instagram to get a lot more out of this show and to see the view from Bernard's office! https://www.instagram.com/theearfulsweden

It seems to me like English has taken over Stockholm. You can't escape it. Shops, cafes, and English words that are creeping into the local lingo. What's going on? I met with James Savage, the CEO and founder of The Local Europe, to chat more about the topic. We met at a cafe/bakery called Stinas Bageri, in Vasastan, to get to the bottom of it. Find James on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/SavLocal Follow The Earful Sweden on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfulsweden And don't hesitate to leave a podcast review and to tell your friends :)

What do you know about Stockholm's Old Town (Gamla Stan)? Peter Segelström, the head of Stockholm Ghost Walk, shares a deep insight into the history of this intriguing island. He also shares a few spooky ghost sighting stories... Find more about the Ghost Walks here: https://www.stockholmghostwalk.com/en/ Follow The Earful Sweden on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfulsweden And don't hesitate to leave a podcast review and to tell your friends :)

The Swedes are an unusual bunch, aren't they? And I say it with the utmost respect and fondness for them. I married one, after all! And she's today's guest, in fact. Meet Lina Nordin Gee, my Swedish wife and occasional podcast sidekick. In this first episode, I pitched to Lina the ten most unusual things I've noticed about Swedes to see what she thought. Here's that conversation. A similar version of this episode was released on my Paris podcast in the summer of 2020 and was published on The Local Sweden here: https://www.thelocal.se/20200909/ten-weird-habits-of-the-swedes-oliver-gee Enjoyed the episode? Please spread the word and leave a review!