by DHales | May 26, 2015 | Books, culture, Food and Drink, Health, Italy, Language, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Eating Gluten-Free in the Country of Pasta, Pizza and Pane A guest post by Mirella Colalillo Italy, home of the 3 P's (pasta, pizza and pane), is also home to more and more people with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder affecting the digestive...
by DHales | Apr 24, 2014 | culture, history, Italy, Language, Politics, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
campanilismo "Is there an English word for campanilismo?” an Italian Facebook friend wanted to know. One dictionary came up with two, both somewhat pejorative: parochialism and provincialism. Another offered a better alternative: “local...
by DHales | Mar 10, 2014 | history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
isola island My favorite destinations in Italia are its islands. Over the years, we’ve moored in ports in Capri, Sardinia, Ponza, Ischia, and Elba. We’ve circled mystical Monte Cristo, the inspiration for Dumas’s novel and now a riserva naturale marina (marine...
