Although it may sound from the title of this post that I'm about to talk about birds, this is not the case, no. PEC stands for 'Posta Elettronica Certificata', which is the Italian for 'certified electronic mail'.Basically, PEC is supposed to replace, or at least offer, a legally valid … [Read more...]
How to Post things to Italy
May 11, 2009 By 161 Comments
You might think that mailing something to Italy would be as simple as popping it in a letter box. You would be wrong though, for this is often when the trouble starts.I've lost count of the number of stories I've heard from expats in Italy who have lost things in the post here. More often … [Read more...]
Surreal Legal Writing
March 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Yes, I know it's odd to say it, but today's (it was still 'today' when I started writing this!) encounter with the advocates was a little bit on the surreal side.Would you believe that an examination of the language relating to liquidated damages, lept towards kangaroos, enduro and dirt bikes, … [Read more...]
Good Weekend, Bad Weekend
March 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Ah, spring is in the air. It's almost feeling balmy in Milan at the moment, as winter starts to drift definitively away.And I wish the problems with my hosting service would drift away definitively too. I did not manage to post anything to this blog at the weekend. Partially because of … [Read more...]
New Year Nosh in Italy
January 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This episode of Food and Wine Friday feature is dedicated to the mountain of food we consumed during our New Year's Eve bash.There were six adults and three children partaking of the festivities and most of the time, with the exception of a few boxing matches on our new Wii, was dedicated to … [Read more...]
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