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Bullet in the Post? Not Yet.

In Italy, one of the signs that you are ‘getting too close’ or ‘are stepping on toes’ is the old anonymous letter with a bullet in it. Stories of such happenings, whilst not common, do crop up in the news here from time to time. So far, this blogger, who ‘translates’ Italian news into English, […]

Via Prina, Milan

An example of my digital photography using a wide angle 12-24 mm lens on my Canon digital slr.

The curious case of BlogBabel

BlogBabel, for those not in the know, was an Italian blog indexing and ranking service. To all intents and purposes it was similar to a system like Technorati, or the Italian service BlogItalia. Anyway, BlogBabel’s relatively harmless indexing and ranking managed to raise the hackles on a few Italian bloggers’ backs, and as a result […]

Free Wi-Fi in Parco Sempione, Milan!

Yes, a free wifi service in Milan, Italy now exists and, most probably, works. If you manage to make it to the end of this post about my wifi exploits, then you will find a link to a list of free wifi hotspots in Milan.

Entrata libera

The title of this post, Entrata libera’ can be translated as being ‘free entry’. To where? You might well be asking. Well, the answer is: to shops in Italy.

Cheese

On the subject of food, a subject which is very close to my heart, because I like food, as the size of my stomach can bear testament, today a quick entry about cheese.