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 I compiled this list, back in September 2011, … [Read more...]
Public Pocket Money for Progeny
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 Northern League, Italian Senator Umberto Bossi is now … [Read more...]
Into the Bowels of the Colosseum in Rome
May 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
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 decided that I would go on one of these Colosseum … [Read more...]
Berlusconi Party Blocks Anti-Corruption Legislation
May 16, 2012 By 3 Comments
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 urgently needs to be done to reduce it.Berlusconi's … [Read more...]
Youth Unemployment in Italy Heads Towards 40%
May 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
Youth unemployment in Italy is fast heading towards 40%. Making matters look even more gloomy is the fact that Italy is in recession.On the youth unemployment front Italy is by no means alone as the following ISTAT/OECD figures reveal. Europe's Youth Unemployment in March 2012Greece: … [Read more...]
Italy’s Food, Wine and Beer Exports Up
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Despite the global economic crisis, Italy's food producers managed to increase food exports by 9% in 2011 according to Italy's agricultural producers association, Coldiretti.With gloom and doom filling the air in Italy at present, it is good to be able to write about something positive.Food … [Read more...]
Italian Artichokes ‘alla Matticella’ from Velletri
May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An artichoke is a strange creature. It is a sort of cross between a vegetable and a fleshy flower bud, good enough to be admired in a vase but better still when devoured.I love and fear artichokes - carciofi in Italian. Every spring I eat all imaginable Italian dishes made with the … [Read more...]
Years of Lead, Terrorism, Organized Crime, and Politics
May 14, 2012 By 12 Comments
Last week a senior executive of the nuclear power arm of Italian engineering giant Finmeccanica was ambushed and shot in the leg as he was leaving his home in Genoa for work.An anarchist terrorist group, the Olga Nucleus of the Informal Anarchist Federation-International Revolutionary Front has … [Read more...]
Corruption is Good
May 11, 2012 By 7 Comments
That corruption is good is the impression Italy's mainstream politicians, on virtually all sides of the political spectrum and especially the Berlusconi led PdL and Bersani led PD - Italy two biggest political parties.Why are these parties giving such and impression? Because they are delaying … [Read more...]
Our Family Fortress in Italy – Part 1
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Our summer trips to the family castle - castle is "castello" in Italian - on a hill in the north of Italy were an endurance test for me from the word go.Car sickness and boredom prevailed on the two-and-a-half day marathon trip across France - and it was only when we’d crossed the Alps that I … [Read more...]
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