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Buone vacanze – summer in Italy
Ferragosto definitely marks the peak of the Italian summer. You know that Ferragosto comes up, when the already slow city life fades down to almost [...]
Italian life style – fare una bella figura
“Bella figura” literally translates to “beautiful figure” — but it’s more idiomatic than that. The idea of maintaining a bella figura is more like the [...]
Skip the line like an Italian
You think you are good in keeping your spot in line? Would you rather skip the line than fall behind? Put yourself to the test, [...]
Christmas in Bologna – Food and more
Somehow Italians manage, to turn the time before Christmas, which is stressful and hectic for many people, into a celebration on its own. Natale itself still [...]
Italian cafe bar
“Let´s have a coffee” – sounds simple enough, you would think. But depending on where you are, the meaning changes: saying it in the US, [...]
Aperitivo in Bologna
Drink wine on an empty stomach after work and feel how it starts to ease you - that's what you call aperitivo in the Mediterranean [...]
Il Rientro – end of the summer party
Although the Italian summer is a very long one, it ends at some point and the empty streets, you could dance on during the Ferragosto [...]
Ferragosto – an Italian phenomenom
The bank holiday on August 15th marks the exodus of the whole population to the coast, to the extent it is possible to dance on the [...]
Traffic and food in Italy
Time for Food Italians have all the time in the world when it comes to shopping and food, but give them something to drive, and [...]
Market in Bologna
It’s not that I do without a fridge at home, but I go to the market almost every day. Going to the market doesn’t mean [...]