Sorry about the time it took me to get round to writing about this - I got carried away on other stuff.Seeing as the weather had been holding up, towards the end of week one of our Tuscany 2007 holidays we decided to go for a day-long boat trip (35 Euros, with lunch, I think it was) along the … [Read more...]
Piedmont and Campania regional TV news in Lombardy! Something’s up.
September 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
About the only news worth watching on Italian TV is that of RAI 3. There is even a regional programme, the only one on Italian TV, that covers the events in the region of Italy in which you live. Usually. At the moment, our Internet and digital TV provider, Fastweb, appears to be having a little … [Read more...]
Mobile phones in Italy
September 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
When I first came to Italy way back in 1995, I was surprised to see mobiles everywhere. Now, mobiles are ubiquitous just about all over the world and the situation in Italy no longer stands out. How things have changed.In Italy today, there are four mobile telecommunications providers, and they … [Read more...]
Did you hear about ‘Vaffa’ day here in Italy?
September 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Beppe Grillo, the Italian comedian who was excommunicated from Italian TV many years ago after he made a few quips about the behaviour of certain politicians, and who runs one of the most popular blogs in the world, organised 'Vaffa' day. 'Vaffa' if you did not know, is short for 'vaffanculo', … [Read more...]
Anita Roddick
September 11, 2007 By Leave a Comment
After the sad demise of Luciano Pavarotti, I heard about the equally sad departure from this earth of the Body Shop founder Anita Roddick yesterday. A champion of ethical business practices and one of the UK's best known and most successful business women. She also did loads for charity. An … [Read more...]
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