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TRIESTESPRESSO EXPO

Oct 26, 2024 | ITALY, ITALY

Triestespresso Expo, now in its eleventh edition, is taking place these days: 24 - 25 and 26 October under the banner of Where the world meets in a cup. It is the world of coffee and much more. I got in touch with the president of the Trieste Coffee Association a fortnight ago about the hypothesis...

TELL ME A STORY

Oct 19, 2024 | STORIES

Raccontami una storia – Tell me a story is an initiative by Maria Guidi, La tana di Aloiz and Sandra Giannetto. Raccontami una storia is a game that consists of writing a story following certain directions and a theme. The theme of the second edition: ‘drawing inspiration from a painting!’ I...

COFFEE PRICE

Oct 12, 2024 | ECONOMY, ITALY

No doubt that coffee price has risen. Wherever and in whatever way you buy it. In particular we are paying seven euros more in a short time. Considering this, my husband set about calculating the difference for us who with a kilo of coffee go over 142 cups on the basis of seven grams each,...

THE BARD AND THE QUEEN

Oct 5, 2024 | BOOKS, BOOKS

The Bard and the Queen is the book I received as a gift from my aunt and uncle, written by Paola Zannoner, known for writing many books for children, and published by DeA Planeta. Paola Zannoner has a WordPress blog and the first thing she says about herself is that she lives in Florence. I...

RELIFE TORINO

Sep 28, 2024 | ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, ITALY

Relife Torino is the new student apartment complex created by transforming the former Lavazza factory. MuseoTorino: the virtual museum of Turin, which we had already visited talking about Bicerin, tells about Lavazza in Corso Novara in Turin from 1965 until 2017. Then in June 2018, the Lavazza...

HANOI TRAIN STREET

Sep 21, 2024 | JOURNEY FROM MUG TO MUG, WORLD, JOURNEY FROM MUG TO MUG, WORLD

Hanoi Train Street is something I discovered thanks to the TV showBeijing Express. Unfortunately, I only ‘travel’ through others, thanks to the stories and images shared in several ways. For this reason: images, I like Beijing Express. Since it is broadcast on pay TV I have to wait for the free...

L’ARMINUTA

Sep 14, 2024 | BOOKS, BOOKS

L'arminuta by Donatella di Pietrantonio published by Einaudi is yet another book for which I thank Monica. Arminuta is a dialect word from Abruzzo and means ‘comeback’. Comeback, arminuta in fact, is the nickname given to the protagonist of the book that won the 2017 Campiello Prize. The...

WINONA FOREVER

Sep 7, 2024 | A COFFEE WITH, WOMEN, A COFFEE WITH, WOMEN

Choosing a name for a newborn child is never a trivial matter, and certainly Mr and Mrs Horowitz decided on a name for their daughter that is striking. Winona. One would be inclined to quote Donnie Darko: “What the hell kind of name is that? It's like some sort of superhero or something.” Winona...