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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
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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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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Back to the Middle Ages
Most tourists come to Italy in search of good food, good wine, and they visit the main cities. They get to see a lot of Roman ruins and Renaissance and Baroque art, but most don’t venture out on their own … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Food, Italy, Opinion
Tagged #intercultural, #Italy, #MiddleAges, #Puglia, #travel
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Suburban pumpkins, Harleys and a museum
Back in Rome after a couple of weeks in the USA, everything feels smaller here. Even street-art colours were more exhuberant there. Here we’re cramped for space, streets are narrower, there’s less green and above all less sky. In the USA, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Food
Tagged #ClimateChange, #intercultural, #travel, #USA, Italian culture
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Rome does contemporary too …
The Coliseum sounds exciting to most tourists, but when you have to deal with the illogical clogged one-way traffic lanes counter-crossed around it a couple of times a week, it loses its glamour. So when friends visit, I don’t take them … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Italy, Opinion
Tagged #Italy, #RomaPopCity, #Rome, #travel, Italian culture
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Blogging and flowers when it’s hot in Rome
What’s the relationship between blogging and the real world? At a time in which a large portion of world populations seem to be going off the deep end – spurred on by insecurity and fear-mongering segments of world press … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Elections, Environment, Italy, Opinion
Tagged #creativity, #environment, #Italy, #travel
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No Summer Solstice in Rome
I was looking forward to celebrating the night of the Summer Solstice, but discovered there’s no such thing in Rome. Or Italy for that matter. Or rather, it’s not celebrated, and besides, it actually happens here a few minutes after … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Elections, Italy, Opinion
Tagged #change, #intercultural, #Italy, #Rome, #SummerSolstice, #travel
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Olives and coriandoli on Italian trains
Post WW II European films were all about neo-realism, and scenes in crowded 2° or 3° class train compartments were often a perfect setting. Third class has disappeared since, and most trains nowadays have open space carriages with rows … Continue reading
