Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome

Born in California, Sylvie Hogg first came to Rome as a screaming toddler and returned 20 years later as a distracted student of classical archaeology. After living and working in Rome for several years--during which time she developed unnatural obsessions with umbrellas, pines, and tufa; a serious prosciutto habit; and a huge crush on 17th-century artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini--Sylvie now resides in New York City, making several trips to Italy, her favorite place in the world, throughout the year. She is also the author of Frommer's Rome Day by Day.