There is something about about 30+ degree weather day after day that makes me long to the beach. I’m not complaining about the weather, mind you. I like it hot. And up here in the hills we have a fresh breeze as our daily companion. Well that and the constant wailing of car alarms.
Yesterday the [...]
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This past Saturday we went in search of Tusculum, it’s an archaeological site just a few kilometres up in the hills.
The weather was beautiful, we had packed a picnic basket with drinks and fruit salad, but we forgot a blanket to sit on. Morons. As we walked around the almost 2500 year old ruins, we [...]
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Last Sunday we spent the afternoon in a nearby town called Ariccia. It’s about a 15-minute drive to get there, but you have to drive through 3 towns to reach it -Marino, Castel Gandolfo and Albano.
Anyway, the weather was perfect, the kids were in a good mood and we enjoyed the outing. The only blemish [...]
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When we moved to Italy 7 months ago I knew it would take some time to get used to life here. I was prepared for it and I have been collecting experiences like gems in a necklace. I have laughed in shocked horror at the inventive ways the Italians park their cars. I’ve sighed in [...]
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For reals, people.
A gay dude in Sicily was ordered to retake his driving license test after it was reported to the transport ministry that he was gay. And instead of getting a valid driving license for the normal ten years, he was then issued a license for only one year, because obviously his sexual deviation [...]
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