With his big hair, large hands, “overgrown” feet and a smile that would light up a room, he was hard to miss come race day. Raised in Coriano near Rim…
Gino De Blasio
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Gino is a freelance blogger and writer. Born in 1982, Naples he moved over with his family at the tender age of 4. After completing his studies at Sheffield Hallam University in International Business and languages he has worked for marketing agencies across the UK and Europe.
He's lived in both the north and south of Italy in these periods, and one day hopes to move to Milan to regularly watch his beloved football team, ACMilan play at the Meazza. He writes for a number of websites mainly about sport, food and culture. When he's not writing he's either on his bike, playing football or on his guitar.
Articles by Gino De Blasio
Wed, 09/18/2013 - 07:00
Inspiration of comedy sketches, lottery numbers and children’s names, San Gennaro is celebrated every September 19 in Naples, where phials of his bloo…
Mon, 07/29/2013 - 10:18
“Still dripping from its brine and ready to be eaten, there and then.” A debut, if any of a food chain looking to make an impact; its purpose, to prom…
Wed, 05/29/2013 - 05:08
The South of Italy has become a haven in recent years for wine connoisseurs. And whilst it seems that many have yet to discover the wonders of some of…
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 09:35
Giuseppe di Cozzelli isn’t a household name. In 1926, Giuseppe would go on to ride his first and last edition of il Giro d’Italia completing only thre…
Wed, 04/10/2013 - 07:01
There are few moments that can compete on the social awkwardness scale than that caused by customs officials at airports. One of my earliest childhood…
Tue, 03/12/2013 - 12:52
Gino De Blasio looks at the amazing history of one of cycling's most historic races: Milan to Sanremo.
Pasticceria Piccardo appears to be a run of th…