I went into Rome on a sweltering afternoon yesterday to meet one of my translation clients, Anna, who I have […]

Just got back to Casa Marconi yesterday evening after a long drive from Puglia. Now I have just one week […]

Drove down to Lecce two days ago to see some friends. It took about 6½ hours from Rome with frequent […]

Capena has a wireless hotspot round the back of the town hall above the marketplace. Instructions, taken from the Province […]

Today is ferragosto, when everything finally grinds to a halt in Italy, after threatening to do so for the previous […]

Rita Monastero, cooking teacher and food writer extraordinaire, is going to be offering hands-on cookery lessons at the houses from […]

Last night we made a late stop at the Taverna dei Viaggiatori, the new restaurant that opened in May this […]

Nicola, from Albania, has been painting the kitchen in Casa Galilei and will also be painting Casa Marconi in a […]

At Italian weddings, the bride and groom will go to some lengths to make sure that their photos are really […]

Mosquitos, moths and funny little bugs are a thing of the past at Casa Galilei now that I have my […]