December 2005

Christmas in Lecco: A Holiday Greeting in Video

December 24, 2005

Dec 24 , 2005 – 2:39 min, 13 mb What does the parasailer have to do with it? There were three of them, dressed in Santa costumes (we think). Sorry for the shaky camera work – I was filming them from across the lake.

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Kids These Days: Italy’s Young People, and Their Manners

December 20, 2005

Lynn Truss, author of Eats Shoots and Leaves has a new rant out about how the world’s manners are going to pot, and her personal crusade to reverse this phenomenon. I totally sympathize. I ride the schoolbus in the mornings. That is to say, I take the normal bus line that goes down the hill [...]

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More Tips on Getting Better Customer Service

December 17, 2005

If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you’ll know that customer service is one of my pet peeves – and praises, when somebody actually gets it right. For my upcoming US trip, I need a cellphone. Actually, three, for the three of us going to Las Vegas for CES, so we can keep [...]

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Winter: Italy’s Less-Travelled Season

December 9, 2005

^ Premana, December 2003 A great deal of ink has been expended on the glories of Italy in the summertime. Many tourists never see Italy’s winter, which has its own beauties. This year, it looks as if we’re in for a severe winter (by Italian standards). The higher peaks we can see from our house [...]

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