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Guess Where in Italy – Part 16

October 21, 2011 by 2 Comments
Can You Guess Where this Photograph was Taken in Italy?

Time for a Guess Where in Italy photograph to get you thinking over this coming weekend.  This is the sixteenth in this series of images of corners of Italy for Italy Chronicles inquisitive readers to pore over. I suspect some readers will get the answer quite quickly.  Passing Italians should … [Read more...]

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Guess Where in Italy? Part 15

January 30, 2011 by 12 Comments
Where is this Castle in Italy?

The last Guess Where in Italy? post certainly got quite a few people guessing, with the distorted photograph causing quite a few problems! Well, seeing as I like to keep people guessing, here is Part 15 of this fun quiz to help people get to know Italy. This has been guessed! See below to find … [Read more...]

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Guess Where in Italy? Part 14

January 23, 2011 by 27 Comments
Can you guess which city this is in Italy?

In this episode of the Guess Where in Italy series you will see an novel image of place in Italy. Can you guess where this place is? You have until Wednesday 26 January to provide the answer via a comment, and this quiz is just for fun. See how well you know Italy by guessing the city featured … [Read more...]

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Not in Italy

April 27, 2009 by 11 Comments

Yesterday, in the company of three Italians, and women at that, I made a little discovery concerning something which is not in Italy. What I discovered was that something I grew up with in England is hardly known here in Italy.  This surprised me, as the item to which I am referring inhabited … [Read more...]

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A Wii Aperatif

December 1, 2008 by
The wee Wii

Those with a Scottish background could be forgiven for thinking that a 'wii' aperitif meant a 'quick' aperitif, but no, it really was an aperitif followed by a few bouts on Nintendo's latest box of tricks which goes by the oddish name of 'Wii'. Despite the funny wee name, a great wee time was had … [Read more...]

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I’m a Lime – What Tree Are You?

May 6, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Not happy with your star sign? Don't like the meaning of your Christian name? Feeling a bit wooden? Then maybe you'd like to know what tree you are! And, by now I'm sure you are pining to know. Groan. If so, go to the About:Holisitc Healing site to find out! And let me know if you like, especially … [Read more...]

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The Vatican is Anti-Berlusconi!

March 12, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Yep, it's official, well almost. There have been quite a number of news stories about the new 21st century sins that the dear old Vatican has come up with. And here they are, the sins, that is, in no particular order, at least I don't believe so: Environmental pollution - Change you car - or … [Read more...]

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Legislative Decree no. 25000001 of 7 March 2008 – a New Italian law

March 7, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Section 1. Henceforth spoken and written use of reference to and inference to the word 'old' and the use of all synonyms of such word related concepts appearing in the Italian language and equivalent words which exist in any and all dialects employed by Italians are hereby declared … [Read more...]

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Pots Calling Kettles Black

March 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment

As you may imagine, Italy is suffering from a minor bout of election fever at the moment. The general elections are just around the corner and election posters are appearing right, left, and centre. I've seen a couple of amusing ones, so far. First there was this lovely one from the Berlusco-Fini … [Read more...]

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I Blame Di for this silliness!

February 25, 2008 by 5 Comments

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Emperor Alexander the Paragon of Fishkill St Wednesday Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title Cheers Di for excavating this from the worldly wonderful web! … [Read more...]

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