This coming Sunday, there will be elections in Italy. Now that fact in itself is not that unusual, as history shows that Italy’s prime ministers usually stay in office as long as Italian football coaches. One minor crisis is enough to force resignation almost immediately, although the official statement usually says that most resign ‘voluntarily’. …
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Aankomende zondag zijn er weer verkiezingen in Italië. Nu is dat feit op zich niet zo heel bijzonder, want de ervaring leert dat de premiers van Italië doorgaans net zo lang in functie blijven als voetbaltrainers in het land. Eén kleine crisis is genoeg om het ontslag vrijwel meteen af te dwingen, al is de …
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Domenica prossima si terranno le elezioni in Italia. Questo fatto di per sé non è così insolito, poiché la storia dimostra che i primi ministri italiani di solito restano in carica quanto gli allenatori di calcio italiani. Una piccola crisi è sufficiente per costringere alle dimissioni quasi immediatamente, anche se la dichiarazione ufficiale di solito …
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It’s September, already the ninth month of the year, or in Italian: il nono mese. But what does this month look like in Italy? What is September usually like here? And what about this year? A month of beauty, bellezza, a breath of fresh air (literally) and new energy. In other words, a month of change… September is …
Het is september, alweer de negende maand van het jaar, oftewel: il nono mese. Maar hoe ziet die maand eruit in Italië? Wat typeert september hier doorgaans? En hoe is dat dit jaar? Een maand van schoonheid, bellezza, een frisse wind door je haren (letterlijk) en nieuwe energie. Oftewel, een maand van verandering… September is de maand waarin …
È settembre, già il nono mese dell’anno. Ma come si presenta questo mese in Italia? Com’è di solito il mese di settembre qui? E com’è quest’anno? Un mese di bellezza, di una boccata d’aria fresca (letteralmente) e di nuova energia. O in altre parole, un mese di cambiamenti… Settembre è il mese in cui la …
Do you recall the moment in which summer began? That one particular event, that first cold beer perhaps or that first time dining outside of which you now know: yes, that was exactly my first real moment of summer. I remember exactly where and when my summer started this year. It started with rain. A …
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Kan jij je het moment nog herinneren dat de zomer begon? Die ene gebeurtenis, dat eerste terrasje of die eerste keer buiten dineren waarvan je nu weet: ja, dat was het eerste échte moment van zomer. Ik weet nog precies waar en wanneer mijn zomer dit jaar begon. Het was namelijk met regen. Een gouden …
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Voi vi ricordate il momento in cui è iniziata l’estate? Quel momento preciso, forse quello primo Spritz o quella prima cena fuori di cui ora sapete: sì, quello è stato esattamente il mio primo vero momento d’estate. Ricordo esattamente dove e quando è iniziata la mia estate quest’anno. È iniziata con la pioggia. Cioè, una …
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Last week, my time in the deep south of Italy came to an end. In last Monday’s blog, I told you how I had just arrived in Brindisi, the very last stage of my trip. I also described where exactly I had been the week before, as we had travelled through almost all of Puglia, …
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