Tag Archives: italy

Summer is Over

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

So summer is officially over in Italy. 21st September has passed. That’s it: summer is finished! How do I know? Well, besides the calendar – which I didn’t know was a reliable way of identifying seasons, until moving here. But then … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

So turns out it snows in Italy. Who knew? Why wasn’t I told? Pretty sure that wasn’t in the job description when we moved out here. Slip sliding around The first day of snow was pretty cool. I mean, driving … Continue reading →

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Italian Plug Sockets

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

All I wanted was a God damned cup of tea. How hard can it be to get a God damned cup of tea in a country of coffee drinkers? It is an Englishman’s right, wherever he is in the world, to drink tea. We are only one cup of tea from anarchy, don’t make me break out the anarchy. Continue reading →

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Operation relocation: delayed

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Welcome to the Italian way of doing things: if it wasn’t for the last minute, when else could things go wrong? The plan for the last few months has been for the removal people to arrive tomorrow (Tuesday) to pack … Continue reading →

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