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Learning Another Language Can Be Tough
Learning another language is a bit like buying a ticket to a rollercoaster that has parts of the scaffolding missing. You think to yourself, Hmmm, it might be a bit unsafe, but it should be ok....
View ArticleSwitching on Italian TV
Once the holidays were over and life went back to normal, I decided to face the one thing I’d been avoiding: Italian television. I avoided watching TV in the evenings for three main reasons. First, it...
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The Italian Friulani – A Hardened Bunch?
If we were to compare ourselves to an animal, I guess Australians would be kangaroos. We hop all over the world, exploring, discovering… but we essentially love to return home to that favourite, shady...
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Beating The Umbrella Brigade In Northern Italy
Winter in northern Italy brings about oversized jackets and matching accessories. In fact, the weather doesn’t actually have to be cold—if it’s officially winter by the Gregorian calendar, then it’s...
View ArticleTraveling to Italy: Friuli-Venezia Giulia or Tuscany?
Friuli could be the next Tuscany. It has everything any holidaymaker to Italy would want: rolling hills, forests, mountains, skiing, vineyards, castles, history, medieval towns, beaches, hot springs,...
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The Tragedy of Vajont, Italy
Have you ever heard of the tragedy of Vajont? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. Prior to taking a day trip to the town of Longarone, located in the foothills of the Italian Dolomites to visit the...
View ArticleOn Surviving Buses, Trains, Cars & Walking When in Italy
Let me say right off that I experience joy through writing. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that everything I write about is joyful! In the case of Italy, there are plenty of joyful things to write...
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