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Gluten-free Italy: Awesome or an Oxymoron?

3/17/12 7:48am by fmaggi
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I often overhear Americans on vacation in Rome, the land of pasta, pane, pizza and wine state that they can't eat this or that during their Roman holiday.  Read more >

Ciao, Ciao Bambina

2/19/12 1:18pm by fmaggi
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I always cringe whenever I see the latest advertisement sporting English words.  I walk into my bank and find them advertising a M'Honey account, replete with a jar of honey - as if any of their 2+ million pensioners would even know that honey = miele and what either of the terms have to do with money (maybe it rhymes? at least in English).  The Telecoms cos. are no worse off:  you can now go to VodafoneYOU or open a TIM Young package.  Read more >

Concordia's Deep Throat

1/20/12 7:37am by fmaggi
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The tragedy of the Concordia has been rocking the airwaves and bandwiths for days now, each day bringing out new revelations.  But for every bit of news that goes reported, it seems that it gives rise to even more questions. So true also in the case of the mystery Moldavian who was hunkering down in Moldavia after jumping ship and skedaddling as fast as her dancer's legs could take her.  But the most pressing question, in the first days of the tragedy was...How could this have happened?!  Read more >

Captain Coward and the Sinking of the Concordia

1/18/12 3:48am by fmaggi
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There has been so much excellent commentary combined with a whole lot of conjecture on this terrible incident, I didn't want to weigh in on what seems to be a singular act of bravado by a seriously inept commander.  Usually, guys love to show off.  But when Evil Knievel jumps over a cliff, or a motocross racer does it, they usually only put themselves in danger (save for the spectators down below).    Read more >

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Full Name
Francesca Maggi
Member Since
July 2007
About Me: 

An Italian aficionado, and 20 year Italian resident, Francesca has developed a keen eye for all things Italian; the good, the bad & the ugly. The survival stories swapped almost daily with her expat compatriots have led her to apply her magnifying glass to the things that make us crazy, but which we'd never change for anything in the world!

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Multimedia Producer & Content Editor for Heritage Tourism & more
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Rome, Italy
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