Skip Pompeii, go to Herculaneum
August 27, 2010 – 10:50 am | View Comments

I was searching through some photos from field trips that I led for UGA in 2008 in a bout of nostalgia brought on by an upcoming visit from my friends Roy and Terry who were …

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From Chagall to Fellini: At Perugia, the Theatre of Dreams
September 2, 2010 – 3:45 pm | View Comments
From Chagall to Fellini: At Perugia, the Theatre of Dreams

Dreams are the theme of the exhibit in Perugia “TEATRO DEL SOGNO da Chagall a Fellini” that opens September 25th and runs until January 9, 2011. The show will be set up inside the Galleria …

Blog Day: My favourite Italy blogs
August 31, 2010 – 4:03 pm | View Comments
Blog Day: My favourite Italy blogs

Being a full time blogger means not just writing blogs, but keeping on top of the ones everyone else writes. For work I have to read everything people write about Tuscany, but sometimes my searches …

Where is Civitella Marittima?
August 30, 2010 – 3:41 pm | View Comments
Where is Civitella Marittima?

You would think that a place whose name includes the adjective “marittima” or maritime would be on the beach. Think again. Civitella Marittima on the map actually shows up as a fraction of Civitella Paganico, …

Skip Pompeii, go to Herculaneum
August 27, 2010 – 10:50 am | View Comments
Skip Pompeii, go to Herculaneum

I was searching through some photos from field trips that I led for UGA in 2008 in a bout of nostalgia brought on by an upcoming visit from my friends Roy and Terry who were …

My summer holidays & Maremma restaurant reviews
August 22, 2010 – 5:30 pm | View Comments
My summer holidays & Maremma restaurant reviews

Well I’m back from my two weeks’ holiday in Maremma. Vacations are never long enough but at least I know I’ll be going back frequently. We developed a pleasant routine and found a few good …

Arttrav’s going on holiday – in Maremma!
August 6, 2010 – 3:00 pm | View Comments
Arttrav’s going on holiday – in Maremma!

The August holidays have finally arrived and arttrav will be “closed for the holidays”. With all of Italy and Europe at my fingertips, where do I choose for my holiday? It’s easy: Tuscany. After last …

Ara Pacis in full colour
August 3, 2010 – 3:45 pm | View Comments
Ara Pacis in full colour

Here’s an event I can’t make it down to Rome to see, but if you happen to be in the area, it looks very cool. Let me know if you go, I want pictures!!
I colori …

Italian summer holiday vocabulary: Esodo, Partenza intelligente, Tormentone et al.
August 1, 2010 – 9:41 am | View Comments
Italian summer holiday vocabulary: Esodo, Partenza intelligente, Tormentone et al.

It’s the first weekend in August, which means it’s bollino nero because of the esodo, and if you don’t do a partenza intelligente, you’re screwed. Have no idea what I’m talking about? You need an …

The Italian championship of telling Lies
July 31, 2010 – 10:15 am | View Comments
The Italian championship of telling Lies

August 1st at Le Piastre (province of Pistoia, in the mountains) is the 34th annual  “Campionato Italiano della Bugia” – Italian championship of telling lies. Appropriately, this takes place on a Sunday afternoon (at 4:30pm).
As …

How to make illy Italian coffee (video)
July 29, 2010 – 3:15 pm | View Comments
How to make illy Italian coffee (video)

Illy Caffe’ has made this video about how to make the perfect moka, or Italian coffee. It’s even better than the photos and description I’ve posted about in the past: How to make Italian coffee …

Me and My Mother – Ragnar Kjartansson at EX3 Florence
July 27, 2010 – 11:08 am | View Comments
Me and My Mother – Ragnar Kjartansson at EX3 Florence

Me and my Mother – not ME, but Ragnar Kjartansson and his mom. The video/ performance artist from Reykjavík (Iceland) is my same age (born in ‘76). The “Me and my mother” video series comprises …

Wine Town Firenze – design FAIL!
July 22, 2010 – 3:46 pm | View Comments
Wine Town Firenze – design FAIL!

I can only say: SO. BAD.

This has got to be the worst poster design fail ever. We received this at the office via email and I heard a gasp from a colleague so I had …

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