Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Wed, 11/03/2010 - 05:42
The University for Foreigners in Perugia is to introduce a new scholarship in memory of Meredith Kercher, the British student who was murdered in the…
Tue, 11/02/2010 - 12:03
Christmas is coming and here are three events to enjoy in three different cities.Florence Noel4th – 12th December 2010The Stazione Leopolda will again…
Tue, 11/02/2010 - 07:48
Words by Pat EggletonOn the day when Italians remember their departed loved ones, here is what to say when someone dies.The expression you need to use…
Tue, 11/02/2010 - 07:14
Worried about ageing? Now it seems that we can all stop buying those expensive creams and drink rooibus [redbush] tea instead: according to research c…
Tue, 11/02/2010 - 06:42
As torrential rain continued to fall upon Northern and Central Italy on Monday, ANSA reported two deaths in mudslides in Massa Carrara [Tuscany] and a…
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 05:48
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Creazioni EstroVisit Giusy Asta’s shop in Modica Bassa and you will find yourself in a treasure trove of “bombonie…
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 05:24
Luca Gardini of Milan’s Ristorante Cracco has been voted the Best Sommelier in the World in a competition organised by the Worldwide Sommelier Associa…
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 05:16
Picture by Getty ImagesAmerican actress Christina Hendricks has admitted to having gained weight while living in Italy, report show business media sou…
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 10:18
Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, who is already being investigated for corruption, is now facing allegations that he gave money to a seventeen-yea…
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 09:59
If you have always wanted to dine in a top restaurant in Rome but have been put off by the price, you may be able to achieve your ambition from 15th –…
Wed, 10/27/2010 - 11:11
In this photo: Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne [56] has upset workers, unions and politicians by stating…
Wed, 10/27/2010 - 10:53
There is one fundamental difference in the way that the death of Paul, the octopus who predicted the 2010 World Cup results, is being reported in Ital…
Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:29
If you are going to be in Venice on 21st November, you will have a chance to see and participate in one of the city’s most loved and least “touristy”…
Tue, 10/26/2010 - 06:02
In this photo: Musei Capitolini (Roma), Palazzo NuovoWords by Pat EggletonThe next time you arrive at an Italian museum or office and find them closin…
Tue, 10/26/2010 - 05:54
Seventeen-year-old golfer Matteo Manassero is being hailed in Italy as “The New Tiger Woods” and “The New Ballesteros” after winning the Castello Mast…
Tue, 10/26/2010 - 05:28
Research carried out for AIAF [Associazione italiana degli avvocati per la famiglia e i minori], the Italian Association of Family Lawyers, has found…
Mon, 10/25/2010 - 07:05
Cars taking photographs for Google Street View will have to be clearly marked if they want to operate in Italy, reports La Stampa.Italy’s Privacy Auth…
Mon, 10/25/2010 - 06:55
The Italian media are reporting a tragic event which happened in Roncole Verdi [the birthplace of Giuseppe Verdi in Parma Province] yesterday afternoo…
Fri, 10/22/2010 - 09:12
It was Rosa, my Albanian cleaner and friend, who saw her first: a little old lady sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car, crying.
The car windo…
Fri, 10/22/2010 - 07:08
Photo by Charles Eshelman/FlimMagicThe Italian jewellery company Damiani has designed a bra worth $2 million for the Victoria’s Secret fashion company…