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What with election shenanigans, media manipulation investigations, and other fun and games, those watching Italy could, perhaps, be forgiven for thinking that Italy is one huge great reality show. A surreal mix of Big Brother, X-Factor, and Love Island, perhaps' Leading the Big Brother house, and all the other reality flavours, we have one Silvio Berlusconi, who is also participant, director, producer, and scriptwriter. Yes, recent events do seem to have converted the Living Museum into the...
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mimosas given to me for La Festa Della Donna in FirenzeFirst thing: BUONA FESTA DELLA DONNE. Happy Women's Day! I'm not sure why we really don't celebrate this here in the States, but I always remember what a lovely day it was in Italy with yellow mimosa flowers everywhere.Allora...I think I've been in a bit of an identity crisis on here lately as my blog has gone through many transitions over the years...it started out as a place to journal our preparations to move to Italy both for personal...
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Here are some links on the usage of ATM, debit and credit cards in Italy and Europe:PLEASE NOTE: The information being provided is primarily for debit and credit cards issued from institutions based in the USA except where noted below.INFORMATIONUSAAcceptance of Debit and Credit Cards ? Source: FlyerGuide ? ",,, is the ultimate resource for travelers who want to learn more about frequent flyer programs, earn more frequent flyer miles, and get more from their travels."ATM Cards in Italy -...
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My post on Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel was just named one of the top ten posts of the week at Italy Tutto! And here, I'd like to toot the horn of Italy Tutto along with its fabulous writer, SC Parry. We bloggers like to keep in touch within the on-line world and I've been in email contact with Ms. Parry before. But more importantly, I use her blog constantly to get excellent information about Italy. She keeps a list of all the extant blogs written about the country,...
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Jump to the full entry & travel map Naples, Campania, ItalyRome/Naples: Chaos. Our first impression of Italy – graffiti all over the airport shuttle train. The half hour trip into Rome otherwise OK. We exited Rome Termini railway station into the hustle and bustle of central Rome then set off roughly in the right direction, got a couple of pointers and eventually found our hotel. Got the most thorough instructions ever on...
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Here's the lead-in to an article I found on the WANDERING ITALY website, from an article entitled "10 Tips for Buying Property in Italy" written by Adriana Giglioli: "You know you want to buy a house in Italy. Here's the safe way. The London-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last year named Italy as one of the best countries in which to buy real estate because it has avoided
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i see crow’s feet starting to form. age spots here and there. a white hair every now and then. but if there’s something that undeniably tells me that i’m getting old, it’s the various diseases and ailments friends my age are starting to complain about. perhaps i’m one of the fortunate few whose organs are so far asymptomatic of disease, but lately, i’ve had a few friends going under medical procedures for varied reasons. gall bladder removal, kidney...
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There was a blog, written by an Italian under a pseudonym, called ‘Italy is Falling’. This blog is no more. From the title of the blog, one is left under no illusions as to the writers feelings towards contemporary Italy. Others, it seems, may also believe that Italy is falling. Whilst checking out new BlogfromItaly friends on the @newsfromitaly Twitter channel, I came across an Italian blog which rails against aspects of Italy which are far from perfect. This Italian blog makes...
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A sunny day in the DistrictThis weekend is wet and dreary in Northern Virginia but last weekend the weather was warm and the sun was bright. A beautiful day for visitors from Italy.We met Alfonso about a year ago while buying mozzarella di bufala in the Campania region. Valerie was in the shop and Alfonso just started up a conversation with her and we ended up meeting up with him on a couple occasions in Italy since that first encounter. Come to think of it'the initial meeting with most of our...
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Il Fatto Quotidiano, Italy’s newest, and possibly, most independent national newspaper, created a scoop yesterday by claiming that Italy’s Prime Minister Berlusconi had been attempting to have TV shows critical of him summarily removed from Italy’s airwaves. Silvio Berlusconi Caught up in this media manipulation episode, Italy’s latest scandal of many, is the head of Italy’s supposedly independent television watchdog, AGCOM, one Giancarlo Innocenzi, and, to make...
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