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To blog or not to blog…
Apart from a couple of posts, I stopped writing here at the end of last summer. I believe in positive thinking, and when things go pear-shaped the only way to go is humour. But finding things funny when they’ve got into … Continue reading
Snowbound in Rome
There were pleasant whiffs of mountain air for the last few days… … and we finally woke up this morning to a snow-covered city, with blurry snowflakes that kept falling till about 10 am. Beautiful scenery, except that Rome is … Continue reading
Water rationing in Rome?
Back in Rome. The heat’s bearable, after weeks of tropical mugginess when most daytime hours could only be spent indoors. Many Romans are still on summer holidays, a godsend in terms of traffic and parking, but it won’t last long. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Environment, Italy
Tagged #ClimateChange, #drought, #environment, #Italy, #Rome, #water
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Terracina’s long beach
When you go out-of-town on a job, you normally don’t pay much attention to whatever city or town you’re in. It’s in and out. But last week I had a couple of days of work in a seaside town I’d … Continue reading
Cold snap in Rome
It looked like a warm early spring and most Romans have put away their winter clothes. Yet now we have a cold snap, and many are looking pale, chilled and unhappy. But Roman “cold” is rather relative. Cold snaps I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Environment, Humour, Italy
Tagged #humour, #Italy, #Rome, #travel
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Football, fountains and blossoms
Rome tends to chaos, but it’s beautiful. Early spring has sneaked up on us overnight this year, and the trees aligned along many streets in the city are in full white, pink and fuscsia bloom. Footbal is very much part … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Environment, Italy
Tagged #environment, #Italy, #RomaASstadium, #Rome
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Bloggers meet in Piazza Farnese
Unlike this picture, it was a grey and windy day … and I met blogging-friends in person for the very first time. Dona and Peter are enthusiastic foodies, seasoned hikers, curious travelers who have been to many countries, and out-of-the-way … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Humour, Italy
Tagged #humour, #intercultural, #Italy, #Rome, #travel
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Potatoes and peas lost in translation
This is not about food, it’s about language. Potatoes are served as a side dish just about anywhere in Italy, but they’re not typically part of the vaunted regional cuisines. Pasta, rice and polenta are more like it. Last week’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Humour, Italy, Languages
Tagged #humour, #intercultural, #Italy, #language, #Rome
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Turin to rewind in the Year of the Rooster
Happy New Year! Chinese New Year, that is. Any opportunity’s a good opportunity to start the year all over again, after a month of January that’s offered most of us a rather bleak – if not dark – view of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Food, Italy
Tagged #ChineseNewYear, #EgyptianMuseum, #Italy, #MoleAntonelliana, #Stupinigi, #Turin
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The Three Kings or flying back into the past?
It’s taking me a while to adjust to the idea we’re into a New Year. The best advice I’ve come across is probably from Queen Elisabeth II in her Xmas message to our Brexiting friends: ”…take a deep breath…”. Very apt. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Humour, Italy, Opinion
Tagged #change, #humour, #intercultural, #Italy, #OlympicGames, #Rome
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Writing From My 14th Country 