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Good Italian Things...
Nola - the Lily Festival and callouses
I've been asking a few people I know about the Nola festival that I
Don't throw it way. Eat it!
My friend and student, Gaetano Salvo, showed me an article in one of Milan's free newspapers, City, about an organisation run by one Andrea Sergrè, who happens to be the head of the agriculture faculty at one of world's oldest universities, the University of Bologna
Pasticceria Scarpato - Nice cakes, shame about the website
I won't say how I found out about the site of Italian biscuit and cake maker,
Brioni
You will know the names Versace, Armani and D&G, but I wonder how many know of
Free Wi-Fi in Parco Sempione, Milan!
Yes, the service is now here and, most probably, works
The Innovative Mr Alberico and his Sports Centre
Here is another story of a 'Good Italian Thing' that I discovered while starting a new English course last week which is tied to a part-time master in Sports Business Management
Rummo Pasta
I have discovered Rummo pasta and I like it
Danea Easyfatt 2006
If you happen to be registered for IVA - VAT in the UK, then you will have to prepare VAT invoices and it is nice to have some way of monitoring when and what people actually pay you
Cogne - something I prepared a little earlier
The Power of Italy
In these troubled times in Italy, I'm going to buck the trend and have a look at something which puts Italy in the kind of light it should be in permanently
DIESEL
Nope, I'm not going to waffle on about eco friendly fuels, but in my continuing micro-attempt to raise the feel-good factor for Italy in these troubled times, I'm going to have a look at an Italian brand, which, at first, quite a few years, I did not know was Italian
Roccaraso, Abruzzo, Italy - Skiing off the beaten piste.
I have several friends from the south of Italy, but I was rather surprised to learn that one of them, Ciro, is an avid skier
Cappelleria Melegari
Cappelleria Melegari is mainly a hat shop
La Rosticceria
A 'rosticceria' is possibly the Italian equivalent of fast food, only this does not mean hamburgers or pizza and the like, but 'real' food
Gigli Festival, Nola in Italy
Gaetano Salvo, who helps out with Blog from Italy, drew my attention to a particular festival that takes place annually in June in the town of
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
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