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Articles on trips around Italy to places like Le Cinque Terre, ski resorts, Tuscany, Venice and Rome, as well as information on restaurants in Italy

Ducati Streetfighter a Hit with MCN

April 25, 2011 by 1 Comment
A Ducati Streetfighter

I don't think I've written about Italian motorbikes before. This is a little strange as I was a huge fan of motorbikes and I may not have ever made it to Italy if I'd actually gone and bought the Triumph Speed Triple I'd been eyeing up. I didn't, so here I am in Milan. Italy makes some great … [Read more...]

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Italy’s Mozzarella Cheese May Be Contaminated

February 14, 2011 by 5 Comments
Buffalo Mozzarella

Article amended to reflect conversation with investigating magistrate. Today on Italian food news site NewsFood.com an article stated that 70% of Italy's mozzarella cheese is contaminated by bacteria. The truth is that it's too early to make such a claim - as the 70% really refers to mozzarella … [Read more...]

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Silvio Berlusconi Advertises Italy

January 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
Berlusconi

Unless you've been hiding under a stone for the last six months or so, you may well have heard about the latest scandal stroke pending legal trouble for Italy's extravagant party loving lady's man and prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Aside from legal charges which may be levelled at Berlusconi … [Read more...]

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Digital SLR Cameras for Photographing Italy

January 23, 2011 by 4 Comments
The Best Selling Nikon D7000 Digital SLR

Italy is incredibly photogenic, and really is a photographer's delight. This is something I know about being a keen amateur photographer myself. However, if you want a camera to create really memorable photographs of Italy from which you can create framed prints to hang on your wall, you could do … [Read more...]

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Guess Where in Italy? Part 13

January 6, 2011 by 6 Comments
Can You Guess Where this Footprint can be Found in Italy?

For a little bewitching fun this Befana day in Italy, here's a Guess Where in Italy post - the thirteenth in the series. This is not an easy one, well, I don't think it is that easy, but knowing the bright sparks there are out there, I'm fairly sure someone will guess where this footprint can be … [Read more...]

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Train Derailed, Trentino Alto Adige in Italy

April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Today in the Merano area of the Trentino Alto Adige region of northern Italy a train was derailed at around 9am Italian time.  The train was between Castelbello and Laces.  The train left Malles at 8.20 am.  Recent reports in the Italian press indicate that between 9 and 11 people have lost their … [Read more...]

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Italia.it is back – It’s Official

July 29, 2009 by 4 Comments
The Enit: Italian Tourism Site

Italia.it, which should, perhaps, be the number one official tourism internet domain for Italy, has been resurrected, after having been abandoned a year or so ago.  Unfortunately, the resurrection has led to a slight problem, in that Italy now boasts a total of three official tourism … [Read more...]

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Wandering Pavia with Di

July 27, 2009 by 2 Comments
The Ticino River, Pavia, Italy

After a few failed attempts to meet up with Kiwi photographer and fellow blogger, Di Mackey, we finally managed to hook up and spent a day wandering, and photographing, the delightful streets of the sleepy Italian town of Pavia. Actually, we spent more time chewing the cud than snapping away, but … [Read more...]

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Rome and Milan Differences

July 22, 2009 by 7 Comments

After my brief jaunt to Rome, I thought I'd write a little about some of the differences I've noticed between Italy's largest two cities. First of all you should know that Milan is very much the business capital of Italy, whereas Rome is more of centre for administration.  Italians regard Milan … [Read more...]

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In Rome Doing Stuff

July 15, 2009 by 8 Comments
Hotel Cesari, Rome - fabulous roof terrace

After having taken the Freccia Rossa - Red Arrow - train from Milan, I'm now safely ensconced in my hotel in Rome, the Albergo Cesàri. The Cesàri was not my first choice, seeing as I had effortlessly booked another place , via the internet, which goes by the name of the Stay Inn.  I was … [Read more...]

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