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As a show of support and solidarity, I will not be posting today. Please follow this link to become part of the movement against censorship. Click here Come back tomorrow for Part 2, Making your travel dreams come true this … Continue reading
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If the predictions are right, we better live it up because the world is slotted to end this year. We’ve all heard about 2012 marking the end of the world as we know it, but where did all this dooms … Continue reading
Headlines from the week of January 8-14 (Yahoo News) - A helicopter on Sunday airlifted a third survivor from the capsized hulk of a luxury cruise ship 36 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast, as prosecutors said they … Continue reading
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Two days ago I posted a blog (read it here) about the new laws put in place by Monti to stimulate growth for Italy’s struggling economy. The law now allows storekeepers the right to stay open 24/7 including weekends and holidays. Italy … Continue reading
Prime Minister Monti passed an unpressedented law that allows shopkeepers to stay open 24/7 including holidays. Now I know that doesn’t sound mind-boggling to a country that has a Wal-Mart in every city where one can by a can of … Continue reading
Headlines from the week of January 1-7 (Save Vernazza) – Vernazza gained needed international attention this week. Read the article from New York Times here. Don’t miss this interview with one of the founders of Save Vernazza, Michele Sherman, here. Then a group … Continue reading
Finally! Vernazza is getting more attention with a well done and honest article in the New York Times. VERNAZZA, Italy — When Unesco added the Cinque Terre, five medieval coastal towns perched along the Ligurian Coast, to its World Heritage List … Continue reading
Headlines from December 25-31 (ANSA) – Priests at the Pistoia Cathedral in Tuscany may soon be saving more than just souls as the church became the first in Italy outfitted with a heart defibrillator on Thursday….Read More (ANSA) – Premier Mario Monti … Continue reading
Headlines from the week of Dec 12-19 (SaveVernazza) – Andrea Leonardini of Vernazza and Linda Mazzi of La Spezia wed this past Saturday in the Church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia, in Piazza Marconi, Vernazza… Read More (Yahoo) - Italy’s lower house of … Continue reading
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Three years ago Venice thrust itself into controversy during its restoration on the Bridge of Sighs by selling advertising on the space that covered the bridge. Many people felt it was an outrageous eyesore, flashy modern-day billboards detracting from the area. I don’t know … Continue reading
Dreaming of Italy
