12 ESSENTIAL ROME Italy Travel Tips | WATCH BEFORE YOU GO!

[@chrissessions6108]

I honestly enjoy it when you go into "history nerd" mode. Some of my favorite videos are the old Scotland and Ireland ones where you guys talked a lot of history and dressed up in dorky Viking costumes and stuff.

[@AlexanderAyling]

Don’t tell me twice. I’ve got some more History Nerd videos coming soon lol

[@cretethebeat]

Your intro wassss halarious. Love it. I though you really were Italiano oo oo funny guy!!!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thanks!

[@MilciadesAndrion]

Definitely one of the best videos I've reviewed. His style is unmatched and it is easy to follow all his suggestions.

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thank you Milciades. I appreciate reading your comment. Much more on the way in 2020!

[@MrSupernova111]

This is what happens when you have well researched topics rather than the pointless in passing comments from 99% of youtubers. I watch a lot of Italy vlogs and the vast majority of youtubers make zero effort to speak any Italian. Anyway, I loved the video as well. Definitely my top vlog channel.

[@wendywalsh-pardey9439]

I loved Trastevere. Stayed in a cool Air bnb owned by a retired Architect/town planner. He lived net door with his wife. It was called the The Map house. Will stay there again next year. So close to everything to get lost in. Lovely man.

[@radhikasreekanth4321]

Rome has been in my bucket list for some time now..thank you for this videoo 😊

[@AlexanderAyling]

Awesome!! I’m glad I could help!!

[@vagabrothers]

Nice one Alex!

[@AlexanderAyling]

:)

[@elenadelfanti]

Very good Alex! I am Italian (lived in Rome for several years, but now am in Lugano area). One of the few videos I have seen about Italy giving good and correct advise!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Grazie Elena!!! That’s means a lot to me. Thanks for watching and the nice comment :)

[@vagabrothers]

Is Lugano up near the Swiss border with Ticino? If so I have been there and it's gorgeous!

[@elenadelfanti]

@@vagabrothers Yep, it is Ticino. I watched your videos of when you went to Ticino🤗

[@AlexanderAyling]

I loved Ticino!!! So nice

[@natalja86]

No grazie, nooo grazieee!! Haha you made me laugh:) thanks for this very useful video!!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Gotta make it clear sometimes haha

[@willp0wer85]

I wish you posted this video before I arrived. I’m in Rome now and this would’ve been so helpful because we crunched everything in two days.

[@AlexanderAyling]

Hopefully you still have time!!

[@ingruze3412]

Brilliant 🤩 flying to Rome this December. Cant wait!!!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Have fun!

[@nashdavis6687]

Whenever I start planning my trips I always begin by watching your, or the vagabrothers, channels before anything else. I'm heading to Rome in July with my wife and we appreciate the info. Cheers!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thank you Nash that means a lot. Wishing you all the best

[@AdelaSmiley]

I'm heading to Rome tomorrow with my boyfriend for our anniversary. Thanks Alex! Great video entertaining and veeeery informative in the same time. I'm literally gonna download it and have it on my phone as a visual "map" lol

[@AlexanderAyling]

Amazing!! Glad my video can help you out Adela. Have a great trip!

[@kimm3473]

Keep up the history and geography content please! It enriches the modern travel content and sets apart your channel. Loved it! 💕

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thanks Kim. With a BA of History and Cultural Anthropology I’m all about it. Without understanding those two elements, travelers miss out on so much

[@BB-yw1ez]

Wonderfully explained. Thank you. 🦋

[@AlexanderAyling]

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[@JoajiTrabajoRelax]

Amazing video Alex with great tips. I will add two visits more. One the amazing Gallería borghese with her amazing sculptures like "Il rapto di proserpina" made by Bernini and the other is Trajano's market. In my visit of Rome this two activities were an incredible surprise. Only one advice, if you go to the Gallería Borghese you need make a reserve with antellation because only permit 200 people every two hours. Sorry if my english is not good enougth

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thank you Juan!! Your English was great and so are your tips! Thanks for sharing!!

[@ttbko]

Hey Alex, loved this!!! Love Rome but there is one tip I want to share with anyone who, like me, gets travel sick AND booked accommodation outside of the city. I rented a car - not difficult or even particularly expensive. However, almost 4 year after i got home i got a letter from a UK debt collection agency telling me I had committed some traffic violation and the Municipality of Rome had sent them the paperwork to collect a massive fine!!!! Much arguing with the debt collection agency, alongside much research, identified that this is a situation that many foreign tourists find themselves in but getting clear evidence that I did actually commit the crime was impossible. Eventually, learned the agency sent the debt back to the Municipality of Rome and I've heard nothing since. Its completely unclear whether this is now history or whether it may come back to haunt me. Do I want to go back to Rome? Hell yeah!!! Will I? Well, I don't know. I cant find out whether its real or a scam!!!! Either way, if motion sickness is not an issue, use the public transport!!!!! Problem solved.

[@AlexanderAyling]

That’s so crazy I had the exact same thing happen in both Siena and Tuscany, one parking and one speeding. Needless to say after much research I proved they were legit and paid the fine. Not fun

[@RissAndCo]

shrubs1y2 oh that’s not cool!!! We’re going there real soon and had been excited to drive through the country side! 😰

[@johncarr9656]

Another great video! It is so well thought out and researched. Thanks!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment John! Appreciate it

[@chevyblythe4858]

This is awesome! I've always wanted to go! Thanks for the tips 😊

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thank you Chevy!!!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Any other places you’d like me to do a video guide on?

[@chevyblythe4858]

@AlexTheVagabond there are so many places, it is an endless list haha Have you been to Egypt? That's a dream. I feel like there is way more then the typical tourists things. I mean come on, the history and architecture alone is incredible.

[@english_with_Jenny]

@@chevyblythe4858 hi, it's true, but if you go there be prepared either to pay expensive and go there by plane or to pay less and go very long by the bus...

[@francoisg3500]

AlexTheVagabond LA!

[@hibatorkhani6776]

You know that the Roman when they came to Tunisia they build a coliseum there called jham yes it's smaller but it's way detailed and nicer so if your budget can't afford rome you can go there ( btw Tunisia has a lot of history from kartage , Roman , Barbaric, Arabic, French .... and nature: Forrest, beaches , Sahara...)

[@AlexanderAyling]

I would love to explore Tunisia and the ruins of Carthage

[@carloroca1531]

Loving all the videos! Can't wait to go back!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thank you Carlo

[@Pomdaddy]

Thanks Alex and Kerri. Can't wait to check out Rome.

[@humzaakbar809]

Amazing video! Very helpful. Thanks for the tips

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment Humza. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss any future videos :)

[@travelfoodielove]

You give the best tips! Love your videos!

[@alexanderlee277]

Thanks for the tips. We loved our trip to Rome.

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thanks for watching!!! I appreciate the support and am glad you enjoyed your trip

[@TheCosyCrafter]

I’m doing a 2-week father-daughter trip to Italy in May! Will spend 3 full days in Rome, so this really helps. Thanks 🙏

[@shep8170]

Esquilino/Termini to avoid for accomodation (a bit dangerous at night).Ok others central areas:Monti and all City Center,Prati, Trastevere,Flaminio.Others areas a little more peripheral but with Metro:San Giovanni,Aurelio,Trionfale,Nomentano. Ciao.

[@AlexanderAyling]

Grazie for sharing your tips! Where are you tuning in from?

[@shep8170]

@@AlexanderAyling Rome!

[@bck12034]

Awesome video! I leave for Rome in a week and you've given me some really great tips as well as raised my excitement! ❤😊 Thank you

[@AlexanderAyling]

Great to hear! Have fun Cassandra :)

[@bck12034]

@@AlexanderAyling Thank you! 😊

[@maisondusuave]

Going near the end of the day is my tip for popular sites. I've had Palazzo Pitti in Florence and the Doges' Palace in Venice all to myself that way.

[@rosannathomson1008]

Great video and cool tips. With the Sistina I'd suggest to book an early morning tour which includes being the person who opens the doors of the chapel. I haven't personally been part of this tour, but last time I went home my daughter had the privilege to do so. We got to the museums about 1/2 hour before opening and charged straight to the chapel because we'd been there a few times before. We were the 1st to arrive (apart from staff). Right place, right time. The chapel is so different with only a dozen people there. An experience not to be missed. As for accommodation, we've stayed near piazza Bologna only 2 metro stops from Termini and easily walkable; Esquilino; out near Cinecitta` to name a few. Basically the further out of the centre the cheaper, roomier, and more authentic it gets.

[@brettlarson6731]

Thank You! Very Helpful.

[@costiniucmircea]

great video! Thanks!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thank you Mircea!

[@carino1201]

Ohh great tips! We are going to Rome in early April. Really looking forward to it now I've seen this! X

[@SilviaHendiana]

Thanks for the video ❤️

[@AlexanderAyling]

My pleasure!! Hope you check out some of my other videos! Have a great week

[@melissawilliams2969]

We went to the Vatican Museum when it opened first thing in the morning, and walked straight to the Sistine Chapel. We were the first ones there and had it to ourselves. It was a special moment 😍

[@AlexanderAyling]

I can’t even imagine the Sistine Chapel to yourself!! Amazing!

[@MrSupernova111]

Excellent video!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thank you!!!

[@Mkaela90]

Specific restaurant you’d recommend

[@AlexanderAyling]

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[@pashminagal]

Please post the info on the airbnb apartment you stayed in... That was an amazing stay!

[@sergiobasilioli384]

Hi Alex I'm from Rome and I must say you did an amazing job on this video! And also did you know that the ruins underneath you window was the ancient gladiators school.

[@AlexanderAyling]

Wow!! I didn’t know that but that’s amazing!

[@Emily-ff7jb]

Thanks for sharing your insight! totally helpful .. Do you have the airbnb link ?

[@AlexanderAyling]

Thanks Emily!!! I think there’s a link to Airbnb in the description

[@AlexanderAyling]

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[@wendywalsh-pardey9439]

All those beautiful Stone Pines. I'm a botanist nerd.. meh.

[@michellecowbrough-clost7023]

Which AirB&B did you guys stay at? It looks amazing!!!

[@ShaggyGeologist]

)) Hey from Russia!!!

[@AlexanderAyling]

Hello! How are things over there?

[@rewantsingh3932]

👌👌

[@shaunmoodie7278]

Going to rome soon, but can't see the airbnb details you mention. Could you give me the details? Thanks a lot

[@Thomas.Joe.Nielsen]

@7:15 you promissed a describtion of the airbnb in the comments. I can't seem to find it ...

[@Cindypisces]

How’s Rome in October…I’ve booked my tix for mid October and wanted to know how the crowds and weather is.

[@AlexanderAyling]

That’s good shoulder season! Bring some warmer clothes just in case but crowds should be lower

[@Cindypisces]

@@AlexanderAyling awesome thank you

[@myerkord]

What about the Taxi"s in Rome??

[@AlexanderAyling]

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[@gtfishingandtravelling7273]

Hi Alex..sorry I can't find the link to Air Bnb from video in Rome. ..can you please give me the link...thanks

[@echa9446]

lolll the ninja turtles reference 🤣

[@AlexanderAyling]

😋

[@simonebye8789]

I am going to Rome for my 40th with my partner it been a dream of mine seen I was a child I love History and were better to go than Rome , If it was not for the Romans we would have a lot of things in are cultures for example Fast food aka Street food, Adverting and Trademarks, plumbing and Sanitation, Towns, Architecture, Roads, Our Calendar, Currency, Latin, Bureaucracy and so much more. what not to love about Rome.

[@AlexanderAyling]

Amazing!! You’re going to have a great time!

[@petragolubic6737]

Whats the name of museum?

[@jimhertwig2220]

You said the emperors ruled until 400 BC. You meant 400 AD?

[@AlexanderAyling]

Did I? Whoops, yes AD - then the “Barbarian” invasions happened.

[@superjfbm]

...what's that machine behind you?

[@AlexanderAyling]

A computer :)

all of the ninja turtles 😊

[@AlexanderAyling]

🙌🏼

[@desireer.6328]

Have a blessed day! You are so loved by Jesus!!!!! I hope you keep being adventurous and discovering God's creation.

[@rukziexplorestory5936]

What is the best and cheap hotel 😉 ?

[@AlexanderAyling]

I rarely stay in hotels, I prefer Airbnb.

[@rukziexplorestory5936]

I just wanna make a reservation to my dad as a birthday gift. Thank you sir

[@lordkorner]

emperors ruled until around 400 years AD.

[@yoshiharuhabu]

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