Tag: Italy
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Back from Italy
We’ve been in Italy the past week, offline and relaxing. People ask me, “Why are you always going to Italy?” I think you can see here just why Italy is […]
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Seat saving criminals
Italy is now handing out fines to people who hog beach space by setting up umbrellas and towels overnight in order to have prime space in the morning, or people […]
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Italian grocery stores are the best
This was in our local grocery store while we were in Italy:
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Just a few steps more…
Before our recent Italy trip, I browsed the internet for good restaurants in the area we would be staying. I found one place with great reviews on TripAdvisor. However, I […]
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Ai Pioppi
We’ve just returned from a week long trip in northeast Italy. One of the highlights of the trip was a restaurant/amusement park called Ai Pioppi. Ai Pioppi is an amusement […]
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Venice – an elaborate prank
If you’ve read my latest book As Long As I Have My Own Bathroom, then you’ve heard my complaints about Venice being something like a human maze experiment. Just to […]
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I wrote a new book!
I have a new book out! (also available on Amazon.co.uk) ! http://amzn.com/1530292964 or http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1530292964 How would you act if you accidentally arrived with your extended family on a nude beach […]
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Can you believe we ran out of wine again?
So it looks like a trip down to Italy. (Psstt…. don’t tell my husband they sell wine in Sweden, I’ve convinced him we need a trip to Italy each time.)
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Woman with the Golden Arm
“Part of Saint Birgitta’s golden arm, a relic of Saint Eugenia Catholic parish in Stockholm kept since 1875, was stolen Monday night from the church reliquary. “ More importantly – […]
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Tips on traveling to Sicily
Just back from a wonderful trip to Sicily. If you are ever planning to travel there, let me give you a few tips: 1. Upon landing, send one person in […]
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I’m gonna have to slap her
I’ve been studying important Italian phrases on the Rosetta Stone language program. Today’s lesson irritated me a bit. Let me translate: “I need a new umbrella. WHY do you need […]
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No.
From online Swedish news site, the local. If I had to guess – someone just broke up with an Italian.
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Translated reviews of Italian houses
Like most Swedes, I’m spending my winter months planning our summer vacations. I’ve been reading reviews on many of the places I’m interested in. A new feature is an automatic […]