One of the first things I learned about Campo Imperatore, L’Aquila was that it was the location for many movies. Later, when I said to a friend of mine from Abruzzo that I was heading off to visit Rocca Calascio I was told that Ladyhawke was filmed there. I didn’t swoon at the thought of [...]
I may be alone in this view but I think there are some sports that aren’t really spectator sports. In saying that I realise that what constitutes a spectator sport for one fan is the closest thing to a brain numbing activity for another.
Football, loved and watched by many, bores the pants off many rugby [...]
I’ve been reading Alex Roe’s Blog From Italy, for well over a year and I love it. (It was the first blog I added to my blogroll!)
It gives me an insight into so many aspects of Italian life. It covers a wide rage of topics including food, music, culture, current affairs, politics… – the list [...]