I liked Armando’s wines and told him I would be in Naples in a few months. He said I must visit the winery, and so the visit was arranged. As we drove Armando told us about the winery, mentioning how different the weather was from Naples. As we got closer to the winery it became...
The coast thing (other than Venice) might be worked in based on the weather you encounter at the time. Rather than Cinque Terre, nearby Portovenere might have its seaside shops and restaurants open if the weather is nice. It's just a short ride from La Spezia, (one jumping-off place fo...
Pigeons are not always a good thing; overpopulations in metropolitan cities cause extensive damage, such as the culprits in Venice, estimated at 130,000, targeted for vector control because they cost the city over a million euros a year. The once-quaint habit of tourists feeding the pushy pi...
February gone and March roars in like a lion, the weather is still very cold and light snow is falling here in Denver. Time for our weekly show and tell about images taken with a Sigma cameras and lenses. Remember the drill, you can enter up to 3 images and it would be helpful if ...
Still, Exit Not Found is an amusing way to kill 5 or 10 minutes, something to take your mind off of schoolwork, lousy weather, or whatever mind-numbing task is occupying you this week. Casual gameplay as mid-week therapy. What are you waiting for, find that exit! Play Exit Not Found...
Venice votes to split from Italy as 89% of the city’s residents opt to form a new independent state In Venice, 73% of eligible voters cast ballots. The last time even60%of voters turned out for a US Presidential election was 1968. ...
the wet weather that has plagued the summer in Eastern Australia paid a visit. The Sunday we attended was particularly wet. Constant showers and low cloud cover resulted in no planes taking off, which was understandable. You do not put pilots at risk, just for an air show. Anyway, we did...
The meeting entitled “The human factor in marine weather forecasting”, mediated by Gianfranco Meggiorin and Daniele Vitri from marine meteorological observatory Navimeteo, highlighted the importance of the human factor in interpreting forecasts. The seminar “Crew crisis: your legal resources”, ...
“I also like to read texts about Russia and Petersburg, and discuss the weather and family. I really need this vocabulary when I pick up my daughter from kindergarten or go to the clinic. In the clinic, however, I often encounter aggression. The people at reception shout at me if I do...
About ten years ago Shirley and I visited Venice, Italy, for four days. It was our first, but not last, time in Venice. We were on a three week Grand Circle tour that included Rome, a week in Sorrento, a week in Montecatini near Florence, and an optional four days in Venice. Our...