Archive for the ‘italian holidays’ Category
Mental Health Days in the waters of Ogliastro …
2009.07.14
Because waters around Naples are full of merde (seriously, it seems there is a problem with the water treatment facility in that it is not treating the sewage, but discharging it into the gulf — oops, someone flushed too soon), husband, Dalmation and I headed South towards the Amalfi Coast and past Paestum, past Palinuro […]
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Erratum spostatum caused by Aquila earthquake …
2009.04.25
I am truly sorry to announce that no one will be blowing (up) Silvio’s vulcano in his Sardinian paradise retreat for the G-8 Summit, because the Summit will be moved to Aquila. I wonder, though, about the availability of hotel space for all the VIP’s converging upon Aquila, particularly when the hotels are sheltering […]
Filed under: biking Umbria, bottecchia, everyday life, italian holidays
The re-entry is the hardest part …
2008.08.26
Am-Girl is officially back in Italy and at work, a potentially lethal combination, but I have discovered with the passing of the years that it is absolutely imperative to not, I repeat not return on a Monday. Additionally, a re-entry strategically planned for the last week of August, while other monsters, I mean colleagues […]
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