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Gigantic Octopus Saves Italian Village Posted by Geoff on Mar 7, 2016
Given its ancient and varied history it almost goes without saying that the Italian Peninsula abounds in fascinating myths and legends. We unknowingly stumbled upon one of these a few years back whilst exploring what has since become our favourite location on the nearby Ligurian coast, the picturesque, but isolated village of Tellaro and its…
Chi Sono Io? – A Quiz Posted by Geoff on Mar 2, 2016
Who Am I? Comincio il mio viaggio in Piemonte a Crissolo (provincia di Cuneo), sulle Alpi Cozie. Il mio percorso è tortuoso all’inizio, regolare e lineare vicino alla fine. Il mio viaggio è lungo 652 Km. Attraverso le regioni di Piemonte, Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna e Veneto. Nel mio corso in pianura mi divido spesso. Sulle mie…
Can Italian Cats Fly? Posted by Serena on Feb 29, 2016
Mr. Black and the Telephone Pole Sono le tre e mezza di venerdì pomeriggio quando torniamo a casa, stanchi ma soddisfatti, dopo aver trascorso una bella giornata camminando fra uliveti a picco sul mare verde. It’s half past three on Friday afternoon when we get home, tired but satisfied, after having spent a beautiful day…
Hooker’s Spaghetti Posted by Serena on Feb 19, 2016
What could be worse for an Italian woman than being married to a man who has a food intolerance to tomatoes and basil? Unfortunately this is my situation! Last year Geoff had a series of allergy tests done to try and identify the source of some stomach problems, and the results showed that, amongst other…
It’s Love That Counts Posted by Geoff on Feb 12, 2016
Italian music has the tendency to be very conservative, but search for a love song for Saint Valentine’s day and you’ll be overwhelmed by the millions of results. Now, out of that mass of results, at least 90% are going to be embarrassing clichés or just horribly tacky. But here’s a song about love that…
Spot The Italian Accent Posted by Geoff on Feb 8, 2016
As a student of the Italian language, do you have trouble rolling your ‘r‘s? What about you aiuole and aerei … how are they? Yes, Italian has a few tricky points of pronunciation, but things aren’t exactly easy for Italians when they try to speak English. In my experience of teaching conversational English to Italians…
Carmela’s Plan Posted by Geoff on Feb 1, 2016
Dear Readers, last October I began writing the chapters of Carmela’s story. The idea was to present you with the main body of the narrative in English and the dialogue in colloquial Italian, thus rendering it easier to read and comprehend. According to your feedback via the comments section, this format seemed to work well…