Monthly Archives: September 2007

I love Italian idiomatic expressions – those sayings you just can’t translate directly but which make the Italian language the colorful and charming language it is. Today’s saying from Italy is actually two sayings, but the two spices involved are inseparable on the dinner table, so why split them up […]

Italian Idiomatic Expressions: Salt & Pepper

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Usually, when you pick up a coffee-table sized book of photographs taken in an Italian city, you know what you’re in for. You’ll get page after page of medieval cobbled streets, rolling hills with pine tree-lined driveways, romantic gondolas and roman-era monuments. You’ll be overwhelmed with color, history and – […]

“Vucciria” by Mauro d’Agati – Book Review

in About Italy tagged About Italy / book review / bookreview-guide / palermo / reading list / sicily / southern italy

The Vatican began flying charter flights for Catholic pilgrims recently, to holy places like Lourdes in France, Santiago de Compostela in Spain and Mount Sinai in Egypt. The planes bear the Vatican’s traditional yellow-and-white color palette and the seat backs bear the phrase, “I’m searching for your face, Lord.” Personally, […]

Vatican’s Low-Cost Charter Airline Takes to the Skies

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Travelers in the know – or at least those who are prone to planning ahead – are finding it easier and easier to avoid lines in Italy and book tours in advance. Many sights are online and offer advance ticket sales, sometimes for a small fee and sometimes for free, […]

Buying Advance Tickets to Climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa

in Planning a Trip tagged leaning tower of pisa / pisa / Planning a Trip

Traveling on a budget is something most people strive for. While some might dream of blowing out all the stops on a plush five-star hotel, helicopter rides, limousines and $500 bottles of wine, most people – even those who can afford to spend more – like to save money where […]

Camping in Italy

in Accommodation tagged Accommodation / camping

When I can’t be in Italy, the next best thing is usually watching TV programs about traveling in Italy. I mean, I love looking at photographs, but there’s something about moving pictures that really gives me a sense of a place. One program I always love watching, almost regardless of […]

Italy Travel TV Shows On Demand

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Seasoned travelers know that when dining out in a foreign restaurant, one of the biggest cultural conundrums is simply this: To tip or not to tip – what is the answer? Depending on where you go in the world, tipping your waiter can be anything from a kind but unnecessary […]

Tipping in Italy (or To Tip or Not to Tip: ...

in Planning a Trip tagged Food & Drink / food-guide / Planning a Trip / tipping

Anyone who’s traveled to Italy and been able to get off the beaten path has likely experienced some of the food bliss that keeps people talking about (and returning to) the country which has given us so much to be blissful about. Whenever people ask me how to find the […]

Eating Well in Italy With the Help of Two Great ...

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Learning a new language is hard, but if you can find little things that make it fun lesson time goes much more quickly. One of the things that’s helped me enjoy Italian even when I’m struggling with it are the idiomatic expressions that inevitably come up. They take longer to […]

Italian Idiomatic Expressions

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Here is the contact information for the British Embassy and Consulates in Italy. While you hope to never need their services while you are traveling, it’s good to know they’re there if you do! The main website for the British Embassy and Consulates in Italy is here. British Embassy in […]

British Embassy and Consulates in Italy

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