Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
A female vituline seal [harbour seal] pup weighing 11,6 kilos was born at the Genoa Aquarium in the early hours of Sunday 11th July. The birth was nat…
Words by Pat EggletonHave you ever been confused by street signs in Italy? Here’s how to stop someone and ask for directions.First of all, you need to…
Britain’s Daily Star is reporting that Hollywood star George Clooney has at last popped the question to Italian girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis and that…
Photo courtesy of VislabTwo Piaggio Porter driverless vans left Milan on Tuesday on an epic journey which will take them through Moscow, Siberia, Mong…
Nick Calvano told his story to Pat EggletonReader Nicholas Calvano was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland in the area known as Little Italy. His f…
One in five southern Italian households cannot afford to see medical specialists, says the Southern Italian Industrial Development Association, Svimez…
Whether you prefer walking or running, you can now combine your sport with a nature holiday in the stunning scenery of the Dolomites and benefit from…
In this photo: Idroscalo - MilanWords by Pat Eggleton If you are going to be within reach of Milan this summer, here is our pick of both traditional a…
We all know that “arrivederci” means “goodbye” but what if someone says “arrivederla”? What is the difference?
Well, don’t worry because the…
As part of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy next year, a collection of relics of the House of Savoy is on show in…
During a visit to the private Università Telematica Ecampus in Novedrate [Lombardy] yesterday Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi insulted Democratic Par…
“Under the Tuscan Sun” [2003], based very loosely on a book of the same title by Frances Mayes, is a film you either love or hate. If you are expectin…
By 1 am on Sunday 20,000 people had entered Rome’s Borghese Gallery, free of charge, to see nine paintings - five belonging to the Borghese and four o…
There were chaotic scenes both outside and inside a Milan court on Friday, the day George Clooney came to town. The actor was there to testify against…
Words by Pat EggletonLast week we looked at some Sicilian proverbs. Today I would like to share with you some Sicilian idioms and expressions that I h…
In an interview with the magazine Oggi Amanda Knox has revealed that she and Raffaele Sollecito still write to each other and that this contact with h…
Forensic scientists who exhumed the bodies of several members of the Medici dynasty have solved a 400-year mystery surrounding the deaths of Francesco…
Words by Pat Eggleton - In this photo: a blue dress by Roberto Cavalli//Now it’s time to look at adjectives. Most Adjectives in Italian are placed aft…
In this photo: Rapallo (GE) - LiguriaSaadi Gaddafi, the third son of the Libyan leader, has been ordered by an Italian court to pay a €392,000 [$494,0…
In this photo: Scanno, AbruzzoA gaggle of about ten geese have almost caused a war between the neighbouring towns of Scanno and Villalago in Abruzzo.U…