Let's go shopping!

Despite the ongoing crisis, at this time of the year shops (at least in Italy) are flooded with people seeking some discounted items. Girls shop for clothes and accessories (I mean, come on, who doesn't need another lovely T-shirt or dress for the summer), boys quest for some fancy gadgets and gizmos... But if you're sick of seeing the same shops all the time, if you're tired of this unpleasant shop assistant at H&M but still don't feel like giving up on this wonderful brand and at the same time you want to go on a short holiday,...

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Women & Vio, the fizzy milk.

I've been surfing the net in search for some spectacular news/novelties in the British broadsheets and look what I found on the Guardian and Times websites.1. Did you know that women are getting more and more beautiful? According to the scientists the evolution is driving women to become prettier. What's interesting is that they also state that beautiful women have more children and a major part of them are female. Those daughters will become attractive as well and the pattern repeats. Therefore attractive parents are less likely to...

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My little "quasi" holidays (part 2)

So the holidays are over now. On Friday I came back from Rome. It was pretty hot there (about 30°C) but it wasn't impossible to do some sightseeing. In fact after 3.5 days of continuous walk in the city, I almost didn't walk at all this weekend (used the car to go everywhere), my feet were so sore!Anyway, let's start from the beginning. First, last weekend we went to Piazza Armerina (famous for the mosaics) and Agrigento (famous for the amazing Greek temples which date back to V century B.C.)On Saturday night we stayed in this hotel:Then...

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My little "quasi" holidays (part 1)

I used "quasi" (amost) because I cannot entirely dedicate myself to pure pleasure, beach, sun and fun.. there are days I need to go to work but it's ok.So it's been now 1 week since my parents came to Sicily. So far we have visited "must see" places like: Taormina, Etna, Noto, we took delicious pizza here, we went to a traditional sandwich stall where my Dad wanted to try the famous "carne di cavallo" (horse meat), which try as I may cannot say is disguting, just the opposite, it's mild and delicate, a bit sweeter than pork or veal......

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Shame on me!!!

So first of all, I feel so bad about my negliegance with posting and commenting on your posts, guys... There's no giustification apart the simple and obvious one- I'm swamped with work... : ( Just a few days ago I've noticed that onJune 30, Ella has given me this wonderful award:Here's the blog-award description"This award is bestowed on to blogs that are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even...

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That was a night!

So as I said earlier, on Tuesday we had this amazing night- Tribute to Michael Jackson. Lots of students turned up! At first we watched the official concert-ceremony broadcast by CNN, I was so impressed by all the performances, cannot imagine what it was like to be actually there... I feel shivers down my spine just thinking about that! Later on, we played Michael's songs from YouTube with lyrics and we sang and danced to his music. Finally, my Tunisian colleague (who is a musician and an artist) asked his fellows from his band to come...

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A Big Day! Yay!

So today is the Big Day. Not because it's Friday but because finally after 2 years my parents come back to visit me in Sicily. I'm really delighted! They're staying for 2 weeks and unfortunately I'll have to go to work some of the days when they're here but it's ok. I hope they'll like what I've programmed.We start directly tomorrow with visit at the Ortigia market where they'll be able to see things like:Pictures taken from flickrThen we'll proceed to Taormina and Etna during the weekend. Next week I still haven't planned anything...

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The Best Hotel...

Ladies and gentlemen, let me present you... THE BEST... HOTEL... IN THE WORLD...According to Forbes it's Villa d'Este Cernobbio in Italy!!!Pictures: jpmoserThe hotel is situated on the shores of the Como Lake (Northern Italy), and among the most famous guests in its history we can name: Giuseppe Verdi, Onassis and Maria Callas. Nowadays, with room rates averaging $1400 a night (top suites average $5000 per night), 70% of the clients are of American and English origin. Take a look at the official webiste. To my mind, the website is really...

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