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A smiling person with gray hair wearing glasses, stands outdoors, with water and buildings in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.

Elizabeth Heath

location-pin Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

School: University of South Florida

Expertise: travel, dogs

Elizabeth Heath

  • Longtime resident of Italy, with travel expertise in Italy, Switzerland and the rest of Europe
  • Featured in the Washington Post, Discover Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Smithsonian and U.S. News & World Report
  • Author of The Architecture Lover's Guide to Rome (2019)
  • Author of the Rome chapters of Frommer's travel guides

Experience

Elizabeth is a travel writer based in rural Umbria, Italy. Her work regularly appears in national and international publications, including Reader's Digest, the Washington Post, Discover Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Smithsonian and U.S. News & World Report. A full-time resident of Italy, she is the author of several guidebooks on Rome, including the Rome sections of Frommer's travel guides, and has written scores of articles about travel and culture in Italy, elsewhere in Europe and further afield. A lifelong "dog person," she also writes about dog breeds for Reader's Digest, and her current mixed-breed pooches, Toppi and Winnie, distract her from work way too often.

Education

Ringling College of Art and Design BA, Fine Arts

University of South Florida MA, Humanties

University of South Florida Doctoral studies in Archaeology/Applied Anthropology 

Articles

Airplane taking off at an airport

What Is the “Barking Dog Sound” on a Plane Before Takeoff?

An expert explains that strange "barking dog sound" before a plane takes off, and gives us one less thing to worry about the next time we fly
Dachshund on a leash is standing and barking, with a person wearing sandals nearby on grass.

Why Do Dogs Bark at Other Dogs?

Facts are facts: Dogs are going to bark. But understanding why dogs bark at other dogs can help you decode their behavior and quiet their canine chattiness.
Pilot adjusts controls overhead in airplane cockpit, surrounded by various flight instruments and monitors.

The Real Reason Why Pilots Can’t Have Facial Hair

You probably won't see many airline pilots with big, bushy beards—or any facial hair at all. Here's the real reason why airline pilots can't have beards.