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Milan, Italy’s northern city
Times are tough for Milan’s taxi drivers. In recent years Milan’s taxi service has faced increasing competition from
Taormina, a charming town located on the picturesque east coast of Sicily, is known for its beautiful beaches,
Right, this is your post. It was inspired by a recent email from a Blog from Italy reader, and by questions in other emails I’m receiving at the moment.
I’ve been reading Guardian and Economist journalist and Rome correspondent John Hooper’s articles on events in Italy for some time, then I found John Hooper tweeting on Twitter.
One day, John Hooper actually started following my newsfromitaly persona on Twitter, which meant I could send him a private message. Not that I thought he would agree, but ever hopeful, I fired off a private Tweet to ask him if he’d like to do an interview, albiet via email, for BlogfromItaly.com. Much to my delight (and surprise), he kindly agreed.
Here is the result, and I hope you like the questions I posed to John Hooper, and I suspect you’ll find his responses interesting – I certainly did.
Situated a mere stones-throw away from Rome’s famous Piazza Navona, a romantic meal for two Japanese tourists in the Passetto restaurant turned out to be such as costly experience that it probably left a bad taste in the two diners mouths.
In today’s fast-paced and consumer-driven world, the concept of “less is more” has gained significant recognition and admiration, especially in the context of Italian countryside
Last week I wrote a post about a sort of Journalism Talent Contest which I’m holding on Blog from Italy. This initiative is designed to help aspiring Italian journalists gain some exposure and, with a little luck, move on to greater things. Well, I’m happy to announce that I have now received three applications.
While happiness may not be one of the most scientific measures of how well a country is doing, it is a pretty practical indicator of
