Burnt by the Tuscan Sun

• Italian Stories: Groundhog's Day 3 years ago What does an Italian Groundhog look like?     A blackbird.   Turns out, while Americans wait and see if a groundhog will see its shadow, the Italians have their own mother nature equivalent: I giorni della merla - The blackbird's days which fall on the last three days of January...
• Good Form 4 years ago Why are you out and about? I'm out of paper and toner from printing out self-declarations...  A fab way to get around printing the forms...From the folks who gave us t-shirts with aseatbelt printed on it (used in Naples!) ;)In the time of coronavirus, the Italian 'bella figura' has taken on new...
• The Coronavirus Blues 4 years ago As the cases rise and rise and rise some more in Italy, the tragedy that has befallen our Bell' Italia has certainly made headlines the world over. The loss of life and systemic stretching of all our healthcare resources belies comprehension. Healthcare personnel, often paid less than your average...
• Meet Italo - Italy's Other Train Line 4 years ago I have long preferred Italy's sleek train line, TrenoItalo or Italo Treno (depending on their web master's viewpoint) to Italy's Trenitalia FrecciaRossa service. I still stand by this rave review (below), although I *wish* they would add to their groovy announcements to shoo people away from the...
• Mussolini comes to Washington 6 years ago Propaganda • Politics • Public Works • the Bully Pulpit Four Trump plays from the Mussolini handbook At his mass rallies, President Trump likes to quip that maybe President for Life is a pretty good deal. From where I sit in Rome, it’s hard to tell on some days, who said it better? Trump or...

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