Technically, summer has not yet started in Italy, only it has. Summer pounced on Italy a little over a week ago and the transition from cool to sweltering took a matter of days. The … [Read more...]
Cesare Cremonini – GreyGoose – a Summer Hit for 2014?
Vogue Italia thinks the song named after a brand of vodka GreyGoose by Italian singer Cesare Cremonini may be a major summer hit in Italy. Despite, or maybe because of, the vodka … [Read more...]
Lucifer is About to Roast Italy
Nope, this is not some form of hellish vendetta even though it might sound like it. Lucifer, you see, is the name which has been given to the next heatwave. Lucifer's breath is about the … [Read more...]
Boy, Is it Hot!
It took me a good few years to become just about used to the intense heat of Italy's often long and torrid summers. Coming from the UK, where I relished the prospect of the temperature … [Read more...]
How To Survive the Heat, Scorpions and Mosquitoes in Italy
The summer heat has finally hit Italy. Milan, where I live, is hot and very sweaty. The rest of Italy is becoming an oven too. If you find the heat a little too much to bear and you want … [Read more...]