Bathing Suit Season
Everyone it seems is talking about bathing suit season. We hear it on the bus (“I must lose five kilos before bathing suit season”), at […]
The Perfect Spring Day
Across Italy, the crocus are springing and the swallows and swifts will soon arrive after their long migrations from Africa. At midday, jackets are shed. […]
Euro Down, Dollar Up and Prices Down !
From Venice to Sicily, from the Adriatic coast to the Tyrrhenian, prices Italy-wide are down. Hooray ! Inn and hotel keepers, aware of the continuing […]
”Horrible Cars ! Bad Buses ! We Love Boats !”
Nathan Louis and Isabel, after four days in Venice, were appalled to see cars again as we reentered the real world after our immersion in […]
Off to Venice !
The children have packed and we are ready to depart for tomorrow’s five-day research adventure in Venice. Our 8:50 AM Frecciargento train will have us […]
Arrotino !
This morning I was summoned to my terrace by a call that has been familiar since my childhood : “Arr-o-teeeeeeee-noooooooo !” I looked down to […]