You like sparkling water? Come to Nepi, a small town 40 kilometers north of Rome. It's the home of Acqua di Nepi, one of the leading bottled sparkling waters in Italy. And the town is beautiful, too. It's our latest TraveLazio: travelazio.it/nepi/

Holy hell! Napoli loses at Torino! Roma can take first place alone if it beats visiting Inter. FORZA ROMA!

Chance to go in first place alone, my Roma loses at home to Inter, 1-0. Great game by Inter goalie Yonn Sommer. Serie A looking at a four-way tie for first if Milan doesn’t beat Fiorentina.

During my recent trip to Turkmenistan, I camped near a crater where a fireball has burned for the last 50 years. Welcome to the Gates of Hell. It's in my latest Dog-Eared Passport, the second of a three-part series on this mysterious country: johnhendersontravel.com/turkmenistan-r…

Dog-Eared Passport Not a phrase you hear often, my friend.

DYBALA!!!! Scores on a howitzer off a rebound. Roma 1, Sassuolo 0, 17th minute. A win puts us tied for first place.

ROMA WINS, 1-0! First-place tie!

For 1st time in 47 years of international travel, I cancelled a trip due to illness. I picked up a killer cough Sunday which left me — literally — speechless. Cancelled today’s trip to Armenia and rescheduled for Nov. 19. But now I can watch my Roma beat Parma and tie for 1st.

HERMOSO!!!! Heads in goal off corner kick! First goal in a Roma shirt. Roma 1, Parma 0. 65th minute.

DOVBYK!!!! Silences the boos! Scores only his second goal this season., Roma 2, Parma 0. First place here we come!

CAZZO! Circati scores a header. Roma 2, Parma 1, 88th minute. Do. Not. Blow. This.

Finale! Roma 2, Parma. First-place tie with Napoli.

Nearly every town in Rome's Lazio region has a museum. After 2 1/2 years producing TraveLazio, dedicated to day trips from Rome, here are our five favorites: travelazio.it/five-favorite-…

Northern Turkmenistan is sprinkled with fantastic natural wonders and contradictions that make it seem that it still has one foot stuck in the USSR. My last blog on Turkmenistan in Dog-Eared Passport: johnhendersontravel.com/northern-turkm…

PELLEGRINI!!!!! Penalty kick. ROMA 1, Udinese 0. 44th minute. Win puts us alone in first place. We’re tied with Inter which hosts Lazio later.

CELIK!! Goal of the season! Brilliant passing! ROMA 2, Udinese 0! 63rd minute. First goal in Serie A for the Turk.

FINAL! ROMA 2, UDINESE O! ROMA FIRST PLACE ALONE SERIE A — (for at least three more hours).

Ever get sick while traveling? As a travel writer, I've had my share of illness and just recently had another cancel a trip. In my latest Dog-Eared Passport, I discuss my history with illness overseas and what I do now to prevent it: johnhendersontravel.com/traveling-sick/

Roma’s Gianluca Mancini scores on a header in the 88th minute to save Italy from a scorelesd tie against last-place Moldova in WC Qualifying.

San Polo dei Cavalieri is a medieval village with killer views of the Lazio countryside. Our latest TraveLazio, dedicated to day trips from Rome: travelazio.it/san-polo-dei-c…