by Dianne Hales | Apr 25, 2019 | art, Books, books on Italy, culture, Film, Florence, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Music, Naples, Religion, Romance, Rome, Travel, Venice, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Whether you’re a parent or an author, your first born always remains close to your heart. This month marks a landmark birthday for my first book on Italy and its culture: LA BELLA LINGUA: My Love Affair with Italian, the World’s Most Enchanting Language. My...
by DHales | Jun 21, 2017 | Books, culture, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
A guest post by Anthony Fasano It wasn’t until my mid-30s that I really started thinking about where I came from. I don’t mean where I grew up; I mean where my family came from generations earlier. I talked to my grandparents, did a lot of research and finally...
by DHales | Aug 26, 2010 | Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
la passeggiata the walk As day softens into dusk in Italy, something in the air seems to tug people from their homes and workplaces to participate in one of the enduring traditions of Italian life: la passeggiata. This evening promenade, generally between...
