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Salambo has moved to Ethiopia- Embassy life in Addis June 13, 2013
- The Emperor’s old Palace June 13, 2013
- Fall of the Derg June 3, 2013
- Addis 1960s Architecture May 30, 2013
- Expat life carries on as AU celebrates its 50th anniversary May 27, 2013
Salambo blog in French- Arriverderci e buongiorno June 6, 2012
- Le parfum du printemps à Rome June 15, 2011
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- Les trésors byzantins de l’Italie May 6, 2011
- La Colonne de Trajan déroulée May 4, 2011
A new illustrated book I have written on the great palaces of Rome…check Palombi editori in Rome- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Italian gardens in picture on Laurent Kalfala’s photo blog- Film, “Winter in the Bosco della Ragnaia” jardinsgardens
- Trees on the Etna mount jardinsgardens
- My film on Donatella Trombadori at Rome’s Palazzo Farnese jardinsgardens
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Rush for gold in Puglia
We’re on holidays in the Salento, a stunning region in the very south of Puglia, where the Ionian Sea meets the Adriatic. We came here two years ago and had such great memories of the place that we went back … Continue reading
Posted in English, Travel outside Rome
Tagged business, construction, house, italy, property, Puglia, Salento, summer
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Becoming legal in Italy
Yesterday was an important day for us: our babysitter, M, finally became a legal immigrant in Italy, after a long and arduous process lasting years. I got really emotional when the officer stamped her papers, as it was the culmination … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life in Rome, English
Tagged administration, bureaucracy, foreigner, illegal immigrants, immigration, italy, labour, market, Rome
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