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Motorcycle Riding in Italy

Italy motorcycle Tour: From Rome Rome  and Tuscany You can spend a few days in Rome: enjoy your night riding downtown, and take excursions to the outskirts of the city to places like Frascati and I Castelli Romani, or Cerveteri towards the north if you are interested in antique culture […]

Motorcycle

Bike List

Motorcycle and Scooter Classes Scooter Rental – Class 0 cmc 49 n. of cyl. 1 – 4 stroke kgs 88 Comfortable and economic little scooter for the city Piaggio Liberty Piaggio Liberty 50 cc Scooter Rental – Class 1 Vespa Granturismo 125 cc The new Vespa very comfortable, (almost) with […]

Humor

Jokes

Funny Jokes about Italians and Europeans   The world where we live: Sono usciti i risultati di un sondaggio effettuato dall’ONU. La domanda era: “Per piacere, dica onestamente qual’e’ la sua opinione sulla abbondanza o scarsita’ di alimenti nel resto del mondo.” Il risultato e’ stato il seguente:     […]

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Parvin Filmmaker

The Last Colony Interview with filmmaker Parvin Ansary Don’t miss part one of the interview with Parvin Ansary Q: Tell me about the latest film you are working on now? A: “Beatrice Cenci!” It takes place at the end of the 16th century. She lived near Piazza Navona in Rome […]

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The Last Colony

Interview with filmmaker Parvin Ansary Don’t miss part two of the interview with Parvin Ansary Parvin Ansary and Vittorio de Sica I wrote this interview four years ago but it never really reached the right audience which is the women of all nationalities as there is no place on earth […]

Italian-movies

Italian Movies Available on DVD

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly DVD Cover Italian movie titles on DVD are too many to keep track without a database. However here is just a small sample of some of the best known Italian movies on DVD 10000 dollari per un massacro 1967 R.Guerrieri western 47 morto […]

Italian-movies

Watch Italian DVDs In The US

How to Watch an Italian DVD Overseas   Many people ask me how to watch Italian movies in the US. You will have to solve 2 problems wich are as usual harware and software. Hardware: make sure you have the right DVD player and Software: be able to get Italian […]

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More Stars than the Sky

A Day at the Rome Film Festival 2007 Red flags flapping in cold October wind and soldier-like lines of huge red panels lead to the long red carpet that shows celebrities the way into the Auditorium Music Park for the Rome Film Fest 2008. Rome festival 2007 Film The ‘big […]

Sport

Carolina Kostner

Carolina Kostner – Italy’s Ice Princess Carolina Kostner was born in Bolzano, Italy on February 8, 1987. Her mother, Patrizia, was a nationally-ranked figure skater during the 70s and her father, Erwin, played hockey in the 1984 Olympics and was captain of the Italian national team. Carolina is the cousin […]

Sport

Enrico Fabris

Enrico Fabris – Italy’s Great Golden Hope If you had never heard of Enrico Fabris before the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, you probably have now. In his native Italy, the 24 year old speed skater has been hailed as the “Man of the Games” by the press. His two […]