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Concordia's Deep Throat

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

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 >

Italy's Grapes of Wrath

One of my good friends and loyal blog fan, Carolinrome held a warm holiday evening so I could present my book to a group of women readers & expats...We all enjoyed a few good laughs doing what women do best: Tell incredible stories.Using the book chapters as a launch pad, it wasn't long before everyone was telling one of their own...These ran the gamut from post office woes (where one woman actually called the toll free number pondering exactly, why, people didn't 'go postal' in Italy given the services were so much worse) to toilet flushers (fr  Read more >

A Guide to Life in Italy

Announcing...the launch of my first book!  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!

Profession: 
Multimedia Producer & Content Editor for Heritage Tourism & more
Location: 
Rome, Italy
About Me Tags: 

Italy,Travel,Politics,Food,Italians,Italian Life

Causes Tags: 

Children's Art/Creativity,Women Trafficking

Favorite Tags: 

Italy,Travel,my Dog

 

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