Whenever I’m in Abruzzo I look out for two magazines on the newsstands, D’Abruzzo: Turismo Cultura Ambiente and tesori d’Abruzzo.
Although they are in Italian I find the use of a dictionary can help me discover new places to visit.
D’Abruzzo: Turismo Cultura Ambiente possibly has the advantage over tesori d’Abruzzo for English speakers as it often [...]
I don’t speak fluent Italian. I don’t even come close. My grammar is suspect and my pronunciation can be way off.
But I’m better at communicating in Italian now then I was six months ago. In fact I’m probably better now than I was three months ago.
I haven’t formally studied in a school, or focused on “teach yourself” [...]
This post isn’t strictly about Abruzzo, but it does reflect an important and obvious aspect of spending time anywhere in Italy; namely the Italian language.
I think Italian is a beautiful language. It rises and falls with ideas and emotion. I have met many English speakers who appear to speak with one tone only but I [...]