Life in the Living Museum
By far the most important members of the Villatalla household are Nellie (an elderly but loveable chocolate Labrador), Bonnie, a fluffy and rather scatty American Spaniel, and Pickle, an eccentric cat who walks like John Wayne.Aside from the fact that Casa Villatalla is in a splendid … [Read more...]
Yesterday I wrote about an unusual artichoke based drink called Cynar. I also mentioned that well known Italian band Elio e le Storie Tese were in the ad.Well, I've dug it up on YouTube, so if you fancy seeing how your Italian is coming along, have a watch: … [Read more...]
The range of amari or bitters in Italy is extensive. Certainly before I came to this country I had not heard of many and I wonder how many outside of Italy are aware of these somewhat different tipples, such as Cynar.Indeed, how many know of Cynar? Not that many I imagine, and even fewer may … [Read more...]
At the start of this year I often made a point of mentioning Facebook to my new master students, especially those doing marketing and media relations masters, but not only.I noticed at that time that quite a number of these students had not even heard of Facebook and really had no idea what it … [Read more...]
Letizia Moratti, for those not in the know, is the Mayor of Milan, Italy, and she's at war. Yes, she's battling the city's prostitution problem.In Milan, aside from the dog poo, and the graffiti, once of the first things I noticed when I first came to Milan many moons ago was the number of sex … [Read more...]
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