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Expat Life in Italy: Italy Through Chinese Eyes

This article by Suzanne Ma originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. The last few times I traveled to Italy, I ate very little pasta, spoke very little Italian and saw very few Italian people. I spent most of my time with Chinese immigrants, with Chinese shopkeepers in Prato, with Chinese students in Bologna, and …

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Expat Life in Italy: Soccer Grandma

This article by Katherine Wilson originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. “Vieni, vieni,” the Roman grandmother calls me over. Come over here. She’s found the last ray of sunshine on this spring afternoon, and is turning her wrinkled face toward it like a sunflower. Like many wise Italians, she moves with the sun so …

The Italians: A Fresh Perspective

We interview John Hooper, the author of the new book "The Italians," about what makes the Italian people so compelling, especially as they face some of the most trying times in their history.

Bernini’s Love Life

Gian Lorenzo Bernini had a raucous love life. Judging by his self-portraits in the Galleria Borghese, he was a dark eyed, intensely handsome guy, with a wide forehead and a full shock of dark hair.

Take a Walk With Me: Daily Life in Venice

This American expat in Venice says visitors are more fascinated by her daily shopping than visiting museums. She provides a window on daily life and the best food stores in Venice.

Italian Food Rule: Italians Don’t Snack, They Eat Nutella

Italians stay thin (at least, in the near past), because they follow two of the Italian Food Rules: 1) No eating while walking; and 2) No snacking. But then there is Nutella.

Italian Food Rule: Baccalà Binds and Divides Italy

In the U.S. you can count on finding a burger at every truck stop, small town or major city. In the U.K. the same could be said about fish and chips. In Italy, it's baccalà (salt cod).

Italian Food Rule: For Pizza, One Size Fits All in Italy

Italians are not inclined to share food from plate to plate, meaning they don't take tastes, bites, or portions off each other's pasta alle vongole or veal chops. Therefore, there is no practice of ordering an extra-large pizza for four people to share. Even two people don't share a pizza.

Italian Food Rules: Pizza, Baccalà and Nutella

In Italy they love making rules . . . and they obey very few . . . except when it comes to food. The Italian Food Rules may as well be carved in marble. They will not change and you violate them at your peril.

Scenes from Italian Life: Colds, Drafts and Germs

Ten years ago, Sam Hilt and his wife Pam Mercer did what so many of us dream of?moved to Tuscany to raise their young children in a simpler culture and started a successful tour business. Their transition hasn't been without hiccups nor plenty of story-producing experiences.

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