If, before I came to Italy, someone had asked me to stand up in front of around 50 people and make a presentation, I would probably have run a mile. Now, I do this quite routinely and the experience hardly makes me blink an eyelid. That's personal progress in my eyes and it makes me feel quite … [Read more...]
Good place for a child’s birthday party in Milan
May 13, 2007 By 1 Comment
We celebrated our little one's 4th birthday today in a place called Dixieland Cafe, which is a Tex-Mex restaurant in Piaza Aquilea, 12, here in Milan. Every so often, usually around some special day, this place holds a brunch and it's a good place to hold a kid's party because there are people … [Read more...]
Something that bugs me
May 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
This gets on my goat, so to speak. What? Well, being registered for IVA (UK - VAT, Italy - IVA) I have to pay VAT to the Italian VAT man. OK, this is normal, no problem, standard business practice. Except, the time it takes Italian companies (don't even mention local or central … [Read more...]
Levanto by night
May 5, 2007 By 4 Comments
Levanto certainly looks charming from a distance, although we only passed through it, so I don't know if it lives up to its promise. This is not a fresh from the camera shot. I have had to tweak it a little bit to get some more details to show up. Anyway, here is a Levanto by night: … [Read more...]
Genova by night
May 4, 2007 By 7 Comments
This is a shot I took from a friend's appartment down in Genova at 11 at night. For the technically minded: F5.0, 20 sec. exposure and ISO 200. Canon eos 400d, Tamron 28-75 F2.8 lens. Converted from RAW, with no tinkering, although the blown areas could be dealt with, but what the heck, I like … [Read more...]
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