Maria Pasquale
Born to Italian parents in Melbourne, Maria always knew Italy was her destiny. With a formal background in political science and history, she is now an award-winning food and travel journalist based in Rome and contributes regularly to Fodor’s, USA Today, CNN, Condé Nast publications and others. The author of ‘I Heart Rome’, ‘How to be Italian’ and ‘The Eternal City’, her lifestyle blog HeartRome, has readers in over 100 countries, a social media network that exceeds 45,000 and has been featured in BBC Travel, The Sunday Times and Vogue. In 2021, Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper named her one of Rome’s most influential travel experts. In Rome, you’ll find her walking the streets of Trastevere, checking out the latest bar for an aperitivo or dining with friends.