I arrived in Las Vegas around 11 pm on January 3rd, expecting my colleague Pancrazio to have arrived 20 minutes earlier.In fact his flight was delayed, but this was difficult to figure out, as nothing was being posted about Delta flights on the arrivals board, for reasons mysterious to me (and to the airport information … Continue reading Consumer Electronics Show 2006→
Dec 27-30 , 2005 I left home early on the morning of Dec 26th (with Enrico driving, bless him) to go to Milan’s Malpensa airport – unfortunately, Milan’s only hub for trans-Atlantic flights is the airport furthest away from Lecco, it takes us nearly two hours to get there. I was flying Alitalia, an airline … Continue reading On the Road in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas→
Note: These links may be out of date. Wannabe in Italy: Frequently-Asked Questions If you are interested in moving to Italy, please have a look at these resources: Expats in Italy: discuss and find information about everything to do with living in Italy Legal/immigration issues: The Informer. Also see the Expats in Italy Wannabes message board and links. Zoomata – … Continue reading Living in Italy: Practicalities→
^ 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 … Continue reading Winter: Italy’s Less-Travelled Season→
I’ve just re-read the latest Harry Potter book, and am re-watching themovies, in anticipation of seeing the latest movie this week (it’s showing in English in Milan: even if there’s only two seconds of Alan Rickman in it, I want to hear his original voice! And I can’t stand the Italian names of the characters). … Continue reading Hogwarts Memories→
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