Sant’Eustachio Cafè - Legendary Italian Coffee
2008 | Filed Under Rome | 3 Comments
The Sant’Eustachio Cafè down in Rome is something of a legend. This mythical coffee house located in Piazza Sant’Eustachio should be something of a Mecca for all lovers of Italian coffee.
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The Techno-Fashion Victims - Iphones and Blackberries
2008 | Filed Under Italians | 2 Comments
The lasted craze amongst the better heeled Milanese is the iPhone. This technological jewel and ultimate expression of cool has only just become available in Italy, semi-officially. A Vodafone shop near us has a few of the things in stock.
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- Walter Veltroni - saviour, or same old, same old?
- Luciano Pavarotti
- The Exceptions to the Rule
- The Future is Young, and it is Bright
The Holidays are Coming. How about the Amalfi Area?
2008 | Filed Under Good Italian Things | Leave a Comment
Well, almost. In fact there is still enough time to book somewhere for that summer break.
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- The SEO Pro - Sean Carlos and Antezeta
- The Innovative Mr Alberico and his Sports Centre
- Blog from Italy Spreads the Word
- Brioni
- For Jan - Sardinia
Advertising, and other Thoughts
2008 | Filed Under This blog | 2 Comments
I’ve been showing Google ads for a while now, and I’ve been experimenting with one or two other ad systems.
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- Welcome to the new look Blog from Italy!
- Blogged Likes Blog from Italy
- Curious
- Things appear to be back to normal
- Wow! Everything Seems much Snappier.
Blog from Italy Spreads the Word
2008 | Filed Under Good Italian Things | 1 Comment
Last night, I met up with Donato Alberico, whose Centro Sportivo Meridionale sports centre cum business school I wrote about in my The Innovative Mr Alberico and his Sports Centre post.
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- The Innovative Mr Alberico and his Sports Centre
- The Holidays are Coming. How about the Amalfi Area?
- The Power of Italy
- I don’t Think a Lot of Italians Know This - Italy’s Geothermal Power Exploits
- Pasticceria Scarpato - Nice cakes, shame about the website
Note For Your Diary: The 2008 Gigli Festival Nola
2008 | Filed Under Events | Leave a Comment
This year’s edition of the intriguing Nola Festival, which I wrote about in my Gigli Festival, Nola, Italy post, is just over a month away.
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- An unsung Milanese tradition - ATM’s Caccia al tesoro 2007
- What’s on
- Giro d’Italia - The Italian Tour de France, almost
- Added a couple of links - Trade and Hobby exhibitions in Milan
An Opportunity for Italy?
2008 | Filed Under Italy, Uncategorized | 9 Comments
As I mentioned in my previous post, Rajab is coming to study Italian in Italy this summer.
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- Contrary to Popular Opinion
- Is it raining in Spain?
- How cold does it get in Italy?
- Career decisions
- Gigli Festival, Nola in Italy
Rajab, the SEO Gladiator
2008 | Filed Under Work | 6 Comments
Rajab, one of my readers, and an SEO Gladiator from north Africa, is coming to Italy to study Italian this summer.
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- F24 payment woes
- Burnt Midnight Oil
- The Typical 21st Century Work Day - possibly….
- Another little project
- New Fields
The Library in Sempione Park, Milan
2008 | Filed Under Milan - My Zone | 2 Comments
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- Pizzeria Photo Gallery
- Evolution - Paolo Sarpi - Milan’s Chinese Quarter
- Bar Miserable becomes Bar Cheerful
- The Dragon’s Revenge?
- Attention golfers!
Has Google Italy been Got At?
2008 | Filed Under Technology and Gadgets | 3 Comments
What an interesting question. I mean, would it be possible for someone working within Google Italy to manipulate the Googleplex’s search engine systems to the extent that the ranking of certain sites could be manipulated?
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- Registering Domain Names in Italy. Dot com or dot it?
- Registering an internet domain in Italy.
- If you go down to the woods today…..
- Mobile phones in Italy
- Can anybody tell me what these are?
Italy - A Power Crazed Nation? Part 1
2008 | Filed Under Culture | 4 Comments
I’ve been in Italy for a good few years now, and my psychoanalysis of the place and its people continues.
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- Too Young, too good
- The people
- Befana
- Honesty is not the best policy, in Italy.
- La Parolaccia - Bad language
Sparks Flying in Milan - Moratti v Sgarbi
2008 | Filed Under Milan | Leave a Comment
Vittorio Sgarbi, an irascible art critic with political ambitions, has had a big falling out with Milan’s Mayor, Letitizia Moratti. Moratti actually fired Sgarbi from his position as Milan’s chief cultural advisor.
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- Note for your diary - 6th December - Design Museum Opens in Milan
- Added a couple of links - Trade and Hobby exhibitions in Milan
- Will it always be Christmas in Milan?
- Christmas is a coming
- Milan’s Ecopass Not Working













