Italy's very own summer sales are great. You can pick up all sorts of things at knock-down prices. Hostelbookers, the website which specialises in budget accommodation is also holding a summer sale which includes a wide selection of interesting places to stay around Italy. I know, they wrote … [Read more...]
Milan’s Bent Coppers
July 30, 2009 By 6 Comments
One of the triad of Italian police forces, the Milan branch of the municipal police, or Vigili Urbane, is facing allegations of corruption on two fronts at the moment.Note: For passing Italians who find 'bent coppers' difficult to understand - 'bent coppers' is slang for 'corrupt policemen' … [Read more...]
Italian News Roundup late-April 2009
April 24, 2009 By 2 Comments
As usual, there is plenty going on in Italy at the moment. This is just a brief summary of some of the stories which have caught my little eye over the last couple of weeks or so. Abruzzo Earthquake The recent earthquake down in the Abruzzo region of Italy is still generating a lot of media … [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...]
Atmospheric Milan
February 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This week's Images of Italy picture is a lovely atmospheric shot of the city in which I live - Milan.While Milan may not be the most beautiful of Italian cities, it does have plenty to offer a keen photographer, and can boast such spectacular sites as the breathtaking, at least the first time … [Read more...]
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