Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 04:00
Words by Pat Eggleton
Situated between the Tyrrhenian and Sardinian Seas, Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean and is a region o…
Mon, 08/09/2010 - 07:02
Words by Pat Eggleton
In this 1965 weepie, based on a novel by Rumer Godden, Maureen O’Hara is Moira, a British woman who leaves her kind, decent hus…
Mon, 08/09/2010 - 06:43
La Repubblica has this story of “too many people and a dog”: It began when a young Milanese man called Marco and his fiancée from Loano [Liguria] ado…
Mon, 08/09/2010 - 06:32
If you are going to be near Faenza [Emilia-Romagna] on Tuesday or Wednesday night you have a chance to taste local food and wine whilst listening to m…
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 07:09
Words by Pat EggletonI often think that one of the reasons I feel at home in Sicily is that there are dry-stone walls everywhere, reminding me of the…
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 06:04
Italy’s Tourism Minister, Michela Brambilla, caused a political storm on Thursday by suggesting that the Siena Palio is cruel to horses. In the speech…
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 05:32
Julia Roberts starring in 'Eat, Pray, Love' Photo: REX FEATURESYes, it’s that Julia Roberts film again: yesterday the Telegraph reported that, not onl…
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 11:13
We all enjoy the Italian sunshine but sometimes we stay out in it too long, especially if we come from countries where we don’t get much sun! Those pe…
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 06:10
Words by Pat EggletonItaly’s Agenzia del Territorio, which monitors house prices, reports that the 2009 housing market was steady.Although there were…
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 05:47
Some members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies were in light, holiday mood yesterday, among them the People of Freedom Party’s Alessandra Mussolini,…
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 05:20
This video of Italian TV personalities dancing to the World Cup anthem “Waka Waka” has excited some strong feelings: called the “VIP Version”, it has…
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 06:22
Words by Pat EggletonIf you are a fan of Italian pottery, you’ll love this blog. Read on to learn about Tiziana and Manuela, two friends whose passion…
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 06:12
Two patients suffering from trachea cancer, a 31-year-old Czech woman and a 19-year-old British woman, received successful trachea [windpipe] transpla…
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 06:50
Words by Pat EggletonHave you ever wanted to visit small towns and villages that are off the beaten tourist track in Italy? If so, the Borghi più bel…
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 05:33
People are often addressed by their professional titles in Italy and the titles
Avvocato – lawyerProfessore / professoressa – teacherDottore / Dottor…
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 05:21
In this photo: the Ladri di Biciclette's poster, a film by Vittorio De Sica, screenwriter Suso Cecchi d'AmicoThe funeral of Giovanna Cecchi, better kn…
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 04:43
Kate Moss, eat your heart out, for on Saturday Italy crowned its twenty-first “Miss Ciccione d’Italia” or “Miss Chubby” in the village of Forcoli, nea…
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 06:53
Imma Mauriello, aged ten, was pulled out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Afragola, near Naples, on Saturday. The two-storey…
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 05:31
Italy’s famous “Latin lovers” are no longer a hit with women from foreign countries, reports Vie Del Gusto magazine. According to a poll, four out of…
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 03:54
In this 1994 film Marisa Tomei is the aptly named Faith, a young woman who believes in destiny: as a child the name of her future soulmate, Damon Brad…