Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Info about the European Union and Italy

Here are some links about the European Union and Italy:

EUROPEAN UNION AND ITALY
That's it for Tuesday, 28 November 2006: martedì, 28 novembre 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"A ciascuno il suo."
"To each his own."

Friday, November 24, 2006

Info about Italian Cinema and Films

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 31 March 2007)

Here are some links about Italian cinema and films:


ITALIAN CINEMA
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google.

There are more Italian films, Italian film festivals and about Italian cinema than the ones listed in this blog entry. The above is a starting point and sampling of what is available on the web.

That's it for Friday, 24 November 2006: venerdì, 24 novembre 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"La virtù è premio a se stessa."
"Virtue is its own reward."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 31 March 2007)

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Info on Distance Calculators (How Far Is It?) for Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 April 2007)

Here are some links on Distance Calculators (How Far Is It?) for Italy:

DISTANCE CALCULATORS

MISCELLANEOUS
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

*
= Blog entry has been updated.

That's it for Tuesday, 21 November 2006: martedì, 21 novembre 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Quel che non ammazza, ingrassa."
"What does not kill, it makes fat"

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 9 April 2007)

Friday, November 17, 2006

Info on web sites for stranieri (foreigners) in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 3 February 2007)

Here are some links on web sites for stranieri (foreigners) in Italy:


WEB SITES
MISCELLANEOUS
  • InfoMondo"is created by a team of well-travelled internationals that want to help people going thru the expatriation experience. The tips we supply are useful to for Tourists, expats, students and businessmen. People that stay in Italy for only a few days, in case of need can obtain immediate assistance in their own language. Information is supplied on this site in 10 languages and over the telephone by a Multilingual Call center. Searching information from every one of the 8100 Italian Municipalities, will make InfoMondo an innovative and unique Intercultural ORGANIZER." In multiple languages
  • SHOWS
    • Italia Promessa: diario di un'accoglienza clandestina Documentario girato dal regista Giovanni Covini alla Casa Solidale di Via Gnocchi Viani a Milano In Italian OnlySource: Ethnoland®
  • SEE ALSO:
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google.

* = Blog entry has been updated.

That's it for Friday, 17 November 2006: venerdì, 17 novembre 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chi tace acconsente."
"Silence gives consent."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 3 February 2007)

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Info on Wedding Planners for Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 12 June 2007)

Here are some links on Wedding Planners for Italy:


WEDDING PLANNERS
MISCELLANEOUS
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

+ = mentioned in an Expats Talk forum response on Expats in Italy.
# = mentioned in a Slow Travel Talk Italy forum response on slow travel italy.

There are many more wedding planners for Italy and the ones mentioned above are just a sampling of
wedding planners. If you know of anyone that should be added to the above, please leave me a comment and I'll add them to this blog entry.

That's it for Tuesday, 14 November 2006: martedì, 14 novembre 2006.


Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Sposa bagnata, sposa fortunata."
"Rain on a bride's wedding day is good luck."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 12 June 2007)

Friday, November 10, 2006

Info on Islam in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 27 July 2007)

Here are some links on Islam in Italy:


ARTICLES
GUIDE
MOSQUEORGANIZATIONS
WEB SITES
MISCELLANEOUS
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google.

The opinions and viewpoints expressed in the Section titled ARTICLES and/or any of the web sites mentioned above are totally those of the writer/author, web site and/or the publication.

That's it for Friday, 10 November 2006: venerdì, 10 novembre 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Si salvi chi può."
"Every man for himself."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 27 July 2007)

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Info on Learning and Teaching Italian

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 4 May 2007)

Here are some links on Learning and Teaching Italian:

LEARNING AND TEACHING – "Online lessons and courses, grammar references, teaching materials, etc."
– Source: CALL@Hull –"a collection of online Communications and Information Technology (C&IT) resources for teachers and learners of languages in higher education. This site continues and develops the heritage of the CTI Centre for Modern Languages."
  • ADESSO! – "Italian lessons for beginners, incorporating links to Italian websites in the lesson texts to illustrate the lesson topics."
  • CyberItalian – "Although primarily a commercial site selling an online Italian course, this site has a useful Gallery section with a large collection of bilingual texts (Eng/It) on topical aspects of Italian culture, plus a grammar section. Website text in English and Spanish."
  • Dentro l'Italiano Online – "An interactive, multimedia course in Italian, with audio clips (RealMedia), exercises, grammatical help, and a course guide in a number of European languages. The course has 3 sections - Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced - and a substantial number of modules, some 25 or so per section, which can be selected by theme. The site requires an XML-capable browser (Internet Explorer 5 or Netscape 6 or better), and is hosted by the Italian cultural site Italica. Recommended."
  • Didaskalos – "Online multimedia courses in Italian for beginner- and intermediate-level learners. The site also has some free resources, including proverbs, news articles, numbers and units of measure, and recipes, which may be of some use to learners and teachers of Italian."
  • Guerra Edizioni –"Material for teachers and learners of Italian, including an online forum to discuss problems with the language, a chat room, activities and exercises, and lots of links to Italian sites."
  • Icon: Italian culture on the Net – "The Icon Consortium is composed of some 24 Italian universities, in collaboration with the ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Education, with the purpose of providing online courses and materials for foreigners and Italians resident abroad who are interested in Italian language, culture and history. The site is a 'portal' to a wide range of resources and services, and offers the opportunity to take a 3-year certificated degree course in Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners. You have to pay for many of the courses and resources, but there are also a good number of free courses and resources available for which you have to register (free of charge). A very interesting initiative worth keeping an eye on. Recommended. Site text in Italian, English, Spanish, German, and French."
  • ILUSS - Italiano online – "Interactive exercises, reading materials, and links for students and teachers of Italian. Although this is a paid membership site, a significant amount of its resources are freely-available to non-members."
  • Italia 2000 – "A much-improved site for intermediate to advanced learners of Italian. There are twelve study units, each based around a video clip and containing Java and Javascript exercises, a glossary and transcript, and sound clips from the video. The project has also published a software and video package in conjunction with Giunti Multimedia. Italia 2000 is a European Union LINGUA project. Recommended."
  • The Italian Electronic Classroom – "A grand title for basic, but very useful, tutorials and exercises on "difficult" aspects of Italian language, such as idiomatic expressions, pronunciation, prepositions, and pronouns."
  • Italian irregular verbs – ""
  • Italianissimo Online – "An online multimedia course for beginners in Italian, from BBC Education Languages."
  • Materiali didattici per l'insegnamento dell'italiano – "Texts and exercises (non-interactive), graded by level, for learners of Italian as a foreign language, using continuously updated material. The exercises are useful resources for teachers of Italian at all levels."
  • Oggi e Domani – "An interactive 20-lesson course in Italian, ranging from beginner to intermediate level. Each lesson includes exercises, audio clips, and external links, and reference material (dictionary, grammar, pronunciation) is always available."
  • Progetto Talis – "An experimental project to put Italian texts and exercises online for learners of Italian."
  • Trieste Verb Conjugator "A useful Italian verb conjugator hosted at the University of Trieste. Enter any verb for conjugation in any tense in active, passive, or reflexive forms. The no-frills interface is a refreshing relief from the eye-mangling designs of so many language sites."
MISCELLANEOUS
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

* = Blog entry has been updated.

That's it for Tuesday, 7 November 2006: martedì, 7 novembre 2006.


Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chi troppo vuole nulla stringe."
"Grasp all, lose all."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 4 May 2007)

Friday, November 03, 2006

Info on Vegetarian Eating in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 1 AUGUST 2015)

Here are some links on Vegetarian and Vegan Eating in Italy:


ARTICLES

BLOG ENTRIES / FORUM DISCUSSIONS
HEALTH / NATURAL FOOD STORES
ITALIAN LANGUAGE/PHRASES
VEGETARIAN RESTAURANTS
ORGANIZATIONS IN ITALY
WEB SITE
RELATED
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 300+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event that you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

That's it for Friday, 3 November 2006: venerdì, 3 novembre 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb / saying, author unknown.

"Più facile a dirsi che a farsi."
"Easier said than done."


When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy: Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:
Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.


(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 1 AUGUST 2015)

© Benjamin H. Licodo, 2005 - 2015, All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for August, September and October, 2006 About, For or On Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 20 May 2007)

Here are the titles for my blog postings/entries
About, For or On Italy:

OCTOBER
  1. Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for September, 2006 About, For or On Italy , dated Sunday, October 01, 2006
  2. Info About Shopping in Italy *, dated Tuesday, October 03, 2006
  3. Info on DIY (do it yourself) - Home Depot/Lowe's type - Stores in Italy , dated Friday, October 06, 2006
  4. Info about English-speaking businesses in Italy , dated Tuesday, October 10, 2006
  5. Info on Banks in Italy *, dated Friday, October 13, 2006
  6. Info About Embassy and Consulate Listings For Italy *, dated Tuesday, October 17, 2006
  7. Info about Cyber Cafes and Internet Points in Italy *, dated Friday, October 20, 2006
  8. Info about National and Regional Parks in Italy , dated Tuesday, October 24, 2006
  9. Info on Podcasts/MP3 Downloads About, For or On Italy , dated Friday, October 27, 2006
  10. Info on Italian Government Ministries , dated Tuesday, October 31, 2006
SEPTEMBER
  1. Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for August, 2006 About, For or On Italy , dated Friday, September 1, 2006
  2. Info about Clubs and Organizations in Italy *, dated Tuesday, September 5, 2006
  3. Info for Newcomers to Italy *, dated Friday, September 8, 2006
  4. Info About the Marche Region of Italy *, dated Tuesday, September 12, 2006
  5. Info on Bus Transpportation in Italy , dated Friday, September 15, 2006
  6. Info About Leasing a Car for Italy , dated Tuesday, September 19, 2006
  7. Info About Automobile Clubs in and outside of Italy , dated Friday, September 22, 2006
  8. Info About Ski and Snowboard Conditions in Italy *, dated Tuesday, September 26, 2006
  9. Info About Christmas/Buon Natale (La Befana) in Italy *, dated Friday, September 29, 2006
AUGUST
  1. Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for May, June, July, 2006 About, For or On Italy , dated Tuesday, August 1, 2006
  2. Info About On-Line Translation Services for the Italian Language , dated Friday, August 4, 2006
  3. Info on Teaching English in Italy *, dated Tuesday, August 8, 2006
  4. Info on Italian Language Resources *, dated Friday, August 11, 2006
  5. Info on Italian Language Survival Phrases *, dated Tuesday, August 15, 2006
  6. Info about and on Where to Buy Furniture in Italy , dated Friday, August 18, 2006
  7. Info About Italian Grammar , dated Tuesday, August 22, 2006
  8. Info on Miscellaneous Items or Topics About the Italian Language , dated Friday, August 25, 2006
  9. Info about On-Line Language Training in Italian , dated Tuesday, August 29, 2006
* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

The reason that I list these links is to provide information for individuals who are dreaming, considering a move or traveling to Italy. It is my intent to share these links (web sites) with like-minded individuals who are in the process of considering, have made the decision to move or travel to Italy for whatever reason. I have attempted to group these links and to categorize them.

These blog postings and entries are not static. As I come across new information, I update the appropropriate blog entry periodically.

I have found in my research on the Internet that by changing the wording of the search argument or the order of the wording of the search argument on a search engine, e.g., Google, you may get different results. There is so much information to choose from on the internet. Unfortunately, there's a lot of junk that clutters up one's search. I believe in my presentation format that it eliminates the need for one to do multiple searches. Also, I believe this information is a baseline or starting point for an individual to conduct their own search and they do not have to reinvent the wheel or start from scratch.

For my blog, I am presenting the fruits of my efforts of just a portion of that information in a format that is of use to my wife and myself for future use and reference (and hopefully, other individuals) as we prepare for our move to Italy.

I am open to suggestions and solicit comments from the readers of this blog for your feedback.

That's it for Wednesday, 1 November 2006: mercoledì, 1 novembre 2006

Ciao, Ben

Today’s quote is an Sicilian proverb, author unknown.

"Quannu la morti è vicina, nun vali né medicu n'midicina."
"When death is near, neither doctors nor medicine help."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 20 May 2007)