Holidays in Italy for families with kids Travelling as a family requires a well-organize plan, programming activities to do, places to visit and facilities to refer to in case of need, especially for children. When going on holiday with kids, we need to take into account their requirements and needs, […]
Italian tifosi Never ask about football to an Italian, or he will go on boasting about his favourite football team for hours.La tifoseria Italiana , Italian football supporters, are numerous and at times, a bit too fanatic, indeed. Tifosi sometimes forget what rationality is and their excesses have lead […]
Summer on the Riviera Romagnola: Italians paint the town pink “Let’s paint the town red” is a famous English way to say “let’s go out and have fun”: similarly, the Riviera Romagnola paints itself pink during the summer to celebrate the Capodanno d’Estate, the summer version of New Year’s Eve. […]
Twenty-five years ago this year Manfred Weis travelled 36,030 kilometres by train in the space of just one month. This gave him a place in the Guinness Book of Records and a whole new perspective on the world. In a former railway station in Leipzig, Manfred Weis steps onto a […]
A century has passed since the great Italian emigration from the South to the USA. Those years seem far, but history may soon be repeating itself. The economic crisis has put a huge strain on Italians, who now face times of great sacrifice and hardship. In ‘ Hard Times’ […]
If you’re looking for a bargain during your Italian vacation, outlet stores are a great option. Figure out what exactly you’re looking for, and then ask around. There is bound to be something nearby! Outlet Stores for Clothes and Accessories In time of crisis people try to save their money […]
By mid September, we were settling into the house, the children were attending school and we were actively searching for work. We had days that were very positive, when we’d been pro-active in delivering the translated CV’s to various workplaces and the children were making friends and going out after […]
Success on building a life in Italy really depends on your own particular situation and amount of input from yourself to strive towards achieving your own personal goal. People move to Italy from ‘all walks of life’. Many have an Italian spouse with a good knowledge of the language and […]
Italian newspapers have reported two cases of young people, aged 14 and 15 years old, that required medical assistance after falling in an alcoholic coma. Unfortunately, these are not isolated cases. A recent report released by the Italian institute for statistics, ISTAT, painted a dire picture of the situation. The majority […]
If you are planning a visit to Italy with a baby, or young children, but are possibly feeling a little concerned about eating out in Italian restaurants, now is the time to take a deep breath, relax and cross this off your ‘worry list’! On reading the previous section, Visiting Italy […]
