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Italy Earthquake May 2012 – Contact Friends and Loved Ones

In response to a comment on the article on the earthquakes which shook Italy up last Sunday 20th May, here is a brief article which can be used by anyone trying to find or contact friends or relatives who are in Italy at the moment to find out if they are OK.Simply leave your message in the … More >>

An Earthquake Alarm

An Earthquake Alarm

The recent reports of earthquakes in Italy have been perturbing, to say the least.  So, I wondered, does any kind of simple earthquake alarm exist?  A quick hop over to Amazon.com revealed that such things do exist and, apparently, work, or so says one user."I live in San Diego.  After the … More >>

How To Use the Tremor Monitoring Information

The earth tremor tremor information shown below comes via Twitter.
MI is the intensity of the tremor.
The information is updated every 5 minutes. Refresh your browser to see the updates.
If you are logged into Twitter, clicking on the 'about x mins ago' section will take you to a map showing the location of the tremor.

Latest Earth Tremors in Italy – terremoto = earthquake

Strong Earthquakes Shake Northern Italy

An strong earthquake shook a large section of northern Italy at around 4am on Sunday morning.  Later on in the day, around 3 pm in the afternoon, another earthquake occurred.  Both earthquakes have caused considerable damage and loss of … More >>

Brindisi School Bomb Tragedy

Today a bomb went off outside a high school in the city of Brindisi, Puglia in southern Italy.  One sixteen year old girl has been killed, others have been injured.Reports are coming though that one girl has died and another eight or so pupils … More >>

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Italy’s Chronicles’ Spring Treasure Hunt

Here's a kind of blog treasure hunt quiz to keep you occupied over the weekend.The first person to get the correct answer will receive the treasure in the form of a €50 (c. $63 USD - c. £40 UK) Amazon gift card to spend on whatever they like … More >>

Best Selling Italian Coffee Top 10

Here is the May 2012 Italian coffee Top Ten compiled from Amazon.com.As you will discover, Italian coffee roaster Lavazza is still dominating the Italian coffee top ten.  Indeed Lavazza coffee now occupies nine of the ten spots.  The last time … More >>

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Public Pocket Money for Progeny

Italy's Northern League political party, already rocked to its roots by revelations regarding suspected misuse of party funds - which were 'donated' by Italy tax payers - is sinking further into the mire.The recently deposed leader of the … More >>

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Into the Bowels of the Colosseum in Rome

If and when you visit the Colosseum in Rome, I suggest you take the underground tour.The underground Colosseum tour first opened late 2011 and then was closed right away due to storms.  It reopened in April this year.  Upon my travels to Rome I … More >>

Berlusconi Party Blocks Anti-Corruption Legislation

Italy's Mario Monti led government is working on the creation of laws to reduce Italy's frightening levels of corruption, only progress is being hindered by Berlusconi's PdL party members.Corruption is a major problem in Italy and something … More >>

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Into the Bowels of the Colosseum in Rome

If and when you visit the Colosseum in Rome, I suggest you take the underground tour.The … [Read More...]

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Walking in Italy – Ten Popular Guides

Undoubtedly the best way to see Italy is on foot, as I know very well myself, having walked through … [Read More...]

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A Worthwhile Trip – Hiking the Cinque Terre

Last week I took a trip to Italy's Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre Cinque Terre means five lands, and … [Read More...]

Rome and Memory Cards

I'm in Rome at the moment for a short break even if being here is a good excuse for gathering … [Read More...]

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Green Tourism is On the Increase in Italy

The number of Italians choosing green travel options is growing.  Nature tourism generated over 10 … [Read More...]