Apr
30

Naples, Rubbish, and the NY Times

2008 | Filed Under Naples | Leave a Comment

Recently the New York Times did a nice article entitled ‘36 Hours in Naples‘, which makes interesting reading and is well worth checking out. The trash/rubbish situation is mentioned, but then, in a funny sort of way this typically Italian crisis is increasing the city’s profile at a worldwide level, and some will be drawn there out of morbid curiosity I’ve no doubt.

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Apr
29

Atac Rome!

2008 | Filed Under Rome | 2 Comments

No, not literally! ATAC is the Roman equivalent of Milan’s public transport company - ATM. Like ATM, whose site I talked about in my ‘A useful site, almost - ATM Milan‘ post, ATAC also has a site which allows you to calculate routes around Italy’s capital.

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Apr
29

Rome’s Right New Mayor

2008 | Filed Under Italian politics | 2 Comments

The left bashing trend continues in Italy, with Francesco Rutelli, the former deputy prime minister in the recently ousted Prodi government, being beaten at the mayoral polls by the neo-fascist Gianni Alemanno.

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Apr
28

I don’t Think a Lot of Italians Know This - Italy’s Geothermal Power Exploits

2008 | Filed Under Good Italian Things | Leave a Comment

Many Italian’s criticise their government for not exploiting the abundance of natural resources which exist in Italy to produce energy, and I was inclined to agree with the criticisms until I met Sean the SEO guy of Antezeta.

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Apr
27

Poll System Offline

2008 | Filed Under This blog | Leave a Comment

The polling system stopped working as a result of a security upgrade. Therefore I’ve shut it down for the moment until I can work out a work around.

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Apr
26

The ICI Question

2008 | Filed Under Life in Italy | Leave a Comment

ICI, pronounced, approximately, ‘eechee’ is a little property tax which everybody in Italy who has a house is supposed to pay. It’s a funny little tax, and the local Milan council does not even bother to send out reminders. Unlike the in the UK, where a nice little bill will drop through your letter box announcing that you need to pay you glorious little council tax bill.

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Apr
26

A Chinese Musician

2008 | Filed Under Milan - My Zone | Leave a Comment

This guy is often to be found at Milan’s Castle filling the ancient courtyard with his mysterious instrument’s haunting melodies. I like the music and had been meaning to photograph him for some time. Now I have:

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Apr
26

Beware- Low Flying Bikes in the Park

2008 | Filed Under What's on in Milan | Leave a Comment

I shot this while down in the park yesterday:

Falling - Cropped

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Apr
26

Into the Wild

2008 | Filed Under Films | Leave a Comment

Well, I saw the film Into the Wild the other day. Oddly enough, years ago, I don’t remember when or where - but I think it was in a magazine, I read about this guy who took off into the Alaskan wilderness and appeared to have died from eating the wrong kind of plants, even if this Wikipedia entry appears to indicate that the lad died of starvation.

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Apr
24

A Close Shave - Scooting About Milan

2008 | Filed Under Milan | Leave a Comment

Whilst on the way the Gaetano’s house on the back of Gaetano’s trusty scooter to take some photos for a little real estate experiment I’m cooking up, a twerp decided, at the last minute, that he needed petrol and pulled right across us. Gaetano pulled up rather sharply and we both ended up resting against the wing of said twerp’s black Merc.

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Apr
24

Who says Technology is Anti-Social?

2008 | Filed Under This blog | 5 Comments

Admittedly being stuck in front of a screen typing away would not appear to be a particularly social thing to do, but, as a result of tapping away, I’ve got to meet, both virtually, and in reality, some great people.

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Apr
23

Expo 2015 - Will Milan Have Enough Hotels?

2008 | Filed Under Milan | Leave a Comment

It’s odd what you end up chatting about while taking a taxi. Yesterday, for example, I got talking with the taxi driver about the forthcoming Expo in Milan.

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