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Favorite Italian Words: The Sequel

by Melanie on 29. Apr, 2010 in Fun Stuff

Ever since Jessica at Italylogue wrote a guest post about her Five Favorite Italian Words, I have been getting great feedback about the post via comments, Twitter, and Facebook. For the past three months, the post has been one of the most popular posts on Italofile and I credit that to Jessica for her wonderful [...]

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iPhone Apps for the Italophile

iPhone Apps for the Italophile

by Melanie on 13. Mar, 2010 in Fun Stuff

Ever since getting my iPhone last summer, I have become a completely obsessive iPhone addict. And with iPhone addiction comes app addiction. As of this writing, I have 48 (FORTY-EIGHT!) apps and counting, and that doesn’t include the apps that come pre-installed, such as iTunes and Maps. Having an affinity for Italy, travel, and photography [...]

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Painting Italy: An Artist Profile

Painting Italy: An Artist Profile

by Melanie on 17. Feb, 2010 in Fun Stuff

The beauty of Italy has inspired countless artists through the years, including ones who live here in the United States. Today, I am profiling artist William Renzulli, who was moved to paint his ancestral home Castelnuovo della Daunia in Puglia after a family reunion visit in 2008 and who will soon be headed to Bologna [...]

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Buon Natale 2009

Buon Natale 2009

by Melanie on 23. Dec, 2009 in Fun Stuff

Like many of you, I have already started my Christmas vacation. So, I thought I’d check in one last time before December 25 and share with you some of the prettiest Christmas pictures from Italy this year. I’ve done this by creating a gallery on Flickr. My Buon Natale 2009 gallery will feature up to [...]

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Google as Tour Guide

Google as Tour Guide

by Melanie on 12. Nov, 2009 in City Walks, Fun Stuff, News, Out and About, Things To Do

First they want to scan my copyrighted books and now Google wants to be a tour guide: has Google gone too far this time? I recently received a Google Wave invitation, so I was browsing Google Labs to see what else was on the backburner. It seems that Google will soon be launching City Tours, [...]

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Italy Is A-Twitter

Italy Is A-Twitter

by Melanie on 29. Jul, 2009 in Fun Stuff, Things To Do

It happens to the best of us. We stop to check out a new technology/trend/what-have-you and forget about our blogs. For the past several months, as I’ve relocated to the U.S. once again and tried to make a nice summer for my two young sons, I’ve certainly had my blog on my mind. Unfortunately, I’ve [...]

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Travel Partner Wanted for Calabria

Travel Partner Wanted for Calabria

by Melanie on 27. Mar, 2009 in Calabria, Destinations, Fun Stuff

Cherrye, an Italy blogger colleague in Calabria, posted the following information about Jennifer Rafferty, who is looking for a (preferably female) travel partner to accompany her as she searches for her family’s roots in the Catanzaro province of Calabria. You’ll have to pay your own way, of course. But what a nice story this is… [...]

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Become a Museum Reporter for Tuscany

Become a Museum Reporter for Tuscany

by Melanie on 16. Mar, 2009 in Arts and Culture, Destinations, Fun Stuff, Museums and Exhibits, Tuscany

As we reported last week, Tuscany has a brand new tourism website. We have also now learned that the regional tourism board is considering letting visitors weigh in on the Tuscan museum experience. According to the Florentine, the tourism board will be asking visitors in May to become “museum reporters” as part of the Amico [...]

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Caravaggio’s Innovative Painting Techniques

Caravaggio’s Innovative Painting Techniques

by Melanie on 12. Mar, 2009 in Arts and Culture, Fun Stuff

Discovery.com recently reported that the master 16th century artist Caravaggio used a “camera obscura” among other techniques to trace the models in his paintings. According to a Florentine researcher, Caravaggio made use of a dark room, first described by Leonardo da VInci, and was able to fix the outline of his subjects in order to [...]

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The Pope’s Online

The Pope’s Online

by Melanie on 26. Jan, 2009 in Arts and Culture, Destinations, Fun Stuff, Religion, Vatican City

You no longer have to go to Rome to have an audience with the Pope. Now, with the new Vatican YouTube channel, the Benedict XVI will come to you. According to Reuters, the daily videos will be about two minutes long and will feature info about church events and the Pope’s activities. Hopefully, the site [...]

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