Our little one fell out of bed the other evening with a thump, which scared us a little, I have to say.Luckily, apart from frightening himself, he was OK and soon went back to sleep after shedding a few tears. However, what got to me more than the fall, was the puddle of sweat I noticed on his … [Read more...]
Mozzie bites getting you down? Try this.
.....menthol talc. You can get it in the pharmacies here - 'Talco Mentolato' and it seems to take the itch out of those pesky and all too frequent mozzie bites. It appears to have worked for me, well, the bites have stopped itching.We had some of the stuff lying around after the chicken pox … [Read more...]
Speeding fines in Italy, again, and Pisa…
It's official, the article in the Telegraph I read while I was in the UK would seem to indicate that Euro traffic fines will shortly be with us. The same article is available on-line here. Although this change comes into effect in March 2007, as some who have read this blog will have noticed, the … [Read more...]
Speeding, and other traffic fines in Italy
PLEASE READ THIS:I would like to underline that I do not suggest or condone the non-payment of fines. If I did, I would probably end up in big trouble here in Italy, and seeing as I live, work and have family here, I would like to avoid such a situation. If, by chance, someone has read this … [Read more...]











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