Nun, Wife, Servant, Courtisan. In light of the recent International Women’s day on the 8th of March I thought I would write about women in Italy. A little fact sharing: -post WWII Italian women finally got the right to vote, (over 50 years after NZ), and two years later in 1948 Italian women were granted equality.… Read More Monaca, Moglie, Serva, Cortigiana
The Italian alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z. Yes, there are some letters missing compared to the English alphabet. Namely the J, K, W, X, and Y. “The letters J (I lunga ), K (cappa), W (V doppia or doppia V ), X… Read More Italian Language Nuances
“You will know the call of your destiny because it will sound insane”. Elizabeth Gilbert. I am wading away from the charted territory of writing about my travels in Italy, into deeper murkier ground; a place where manifesting is at work. But it has been a part of my travel experience so write about it,… Read More Manifesting Money To Travel
Italy has so much history, so many sites to preserve and excavate further that it is a burden as well as a blessing. And they discover more regularly. Digging a metro station or even a garden can result in discoveries that will require costly preservation and hold ups. Culture is Italy’s natural resource, … home… Read More Too Much Heritage
“We believe that we can add meaning to life by making things go faster. We have an idea that life is short – and that we must go fast to fit everything in. But life is long. The problem is that we don’t know how to spend our time wisely.” — Carlo Petrini, Founder of… Read More Travelling at a Snails Pace
Choosing accommodation is always a bit of a punt but it’s a whole nother ballgame staying in Italy’s religious accommodation. I had thought it would be a wise thing to do, being a woman travelling alone, trying to keep costs down and for finding like-minded travelers. (See my post, ‘Happy, Cheap & Rich in Culture’, for… Read More Convent & Monastery Stays Can Be Hell
My gorgeous husband bought me a very old book about Italy from the opportunity shop. I have had a bit of fun comparing pictures of some sites I visited against how they looked over 90 years ago. My beautiful book: ‘Wonders of Italy’. (Italy for the Tourist Series): The Monuments of Antiquity, the Churches, the… Read More Italian Timelessness
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