You wake up and it hits you; your throat is a little scratchy and you’re feeling a little congested. And, you instantly think to yourself…..no, no, no, not another dreaded winter cold! It happened to me on the first day of my Christmas holidays, and […]
Just before the Easter break, I was asked by Susan Van Allen of “Golden Days in Italy“ if I would be interested in doing a write-up for a Golden Day in Cosenza. I didn’t have to think twice. I’m so happy to participate in this […]
Just when you think you are finally getting a grip on the Italian language you come face to face with Italian SMS. SMS (short message service) is basically a service that allows you to send short text messages between cell phones and it has become […]
It is a rare occasion for me to go to bed at night and not be asleep within 10 minutes of my head hitting the pillow. Being tired, and not being able to sleep can be a really frustrating experience because we all know how […]
You walk into your favourite shoe store and you see them; they are gorgeous. There is no way you can live life without them. You buy them, and one day you put on those undeniably gorgeous high heel shoes and people compliment you, wanting […]
Many of you don’t know but my sister is very passionate about creating beautiful pieces of jewellery using semi-precious gemstones and silver and she’s really good at it too! From this passion came the birth of her jewellery design business, NEM Jewellery & Designs. Without […]
Filming is currently underway in Rome for the film adaptation of “Angels & Demons” – the prequel to the book-turned-blockbuster movie “The Da Vinci Code“. The novel (and subsequent movie) is centered on the Vatican however, producers of the movie are experiencing a bit of […]
When you think of leaning towers what is the first thing that comes to mind? “La Torre di Pisa” or as it’s famously known, The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell-tower (campanile) of the cathedral in the Italian city of Pisa in Toscana (Tuscany). […]
So, I have been immersing myself in Italian cinema and fell in love with a movie called “Ho Voglia di Te” (I Want You) based on the novel of the same name. As you can probably guess by the title; it’s a love story…the kind […]
