Friday, March 30, 2007

Info on Visa and Entry Requirements for Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 26 October 2009)

Here are some links on Visa and Entry Requirements for Italy:

VISA AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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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 if 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.

That's it for Friday, 30 March 2007: venerdì, 30 marzo 2007.

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 an Italian proverb from Abruzzo, author unknown.

"Chi nasce asino non può morire cavallo."
"Who's born as donkey can't die as horse."

Please read my wife's blog about our life with photographs 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: 26 October 2009)
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Info on shipping your vehicle to Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 2 December 2009)

Here are some links on shipping (read importing) your vehicle to Italy:

INFORMATION
REGULATIONS FOR ITALY
SHIPPERS: USA
SHIPPERS: OTHER COUNTRIES

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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 by email to your comment or request for further information, 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 if 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.

The reasons my wife and I are considering on shipping our 2007 Nissan Versa to Italy are the following:
  1. It's a new vehicle bought in July, 2006 and has under 22K miles.
  2. It's a compact and gets 30 miles per gallon (MPG) city; 36 MSG highway.
  3. Given the present exchange rate, as of this date, we feel buying a used car in Italy would not be in our best interest.
  4. We plan on traveling around Italy and other countries in Europe.
However, we need to find out some other information (availability of parts, etc.) and consider also Italian vehicle regulations before we make our final decision.

That's it for Tuesday, 27 March 2007: martedì, 27 marzo 2007.

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 an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chi non risica, non rosica."
"Nothing ventured nothing gained."

Please read my wife 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: 2 December 2009)
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Friday, March 23, 2007

Info on Italian Food Festivals in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 28 April 2007)

Here are some links for Italian Food Festivals (read festa or sagre) in Italy:

FOOD FESTIVALS (FESTA OR SAGRE)
INFORMATION
COOKBOOK
  • Italian Festival Food – "Recipes and Traditions from Italy's Regional Country Fairs from Italy's Regional Country Fairs" – By Anne Bianchi
MISCELLANEOUS
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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 is a major difference between a festa and a sagre. A sagre is usually centered around a food item or product. A festa has a theme associated with it but there is food available.

That's it for Friday, 23 March 2007: venerdì, 23 marzo 2007.

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 an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Non fare il passo piu lungo della gamba."
"Don't cross your bridges till you come to them."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 29 April 2007)
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Friday, March 16, 2007

Info on Search Engines utilized for information about, for or on Italy

Here are some links on the Search Engines that I utilized for information about, for or on Italy:

SEARCH ENGINES
  • AllSearchEngines.com – "A very handy site – list 'em all!" – Major & Topic Search Engines – ©1998-07
  • Altavista – © 2007 Overture Services, Inc.
  • Ask – © 2007 IAC Search & Media
  • Dogpile – "All the best search engines piled into one." – Google, Yahoo!, msn Search, Ask – © 2007 InfoSpace, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Go.com – © Buena Vista. All Rights Reserved.
  • Google – ©2007 Google
  • Live Search – Windows Live
  • Lycos – Copyright © 2007 Lycos Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    • HotBot – © Copyright 2006, Lycos, Inc. –
  • Vivísimo – "Vivísimo web search is now Clusty." – Copyright © Vivísimo, Inc. 2000-2007. All rights reserved.
  • Yahoo! – © 2007 Yahoo! Inc.
    • All the Web – "find it all" – Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
LISTS (MAY REPEAT OR CONTAIN SOME OF THE ABOVE SEARCH ENGINES)
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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, 16 March 2007: venerdì, 16 marzo 2007.

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 an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Del male non fare e paura non avere."
"Do no evil and have no fear."
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Info on Travel Guides and Information for Italy


(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 11 MARCH 2015)

Here are some links on travel guides and information for Italy:

TRAVEL GUIDES AND INFORMATION
ARTICLES
RELATED
  • ENIT – "Italian Government Tourist Board" – Source: web site – In Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Perugia Online ® – "tourist guide to the city of Perugia - tourist information" – Source: web site – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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* = 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.

NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 600+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if 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 Tuesday, 13 March 2007: martedì, 13 marzo 2007.

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.

"Il denaro è un buon servo e un cattivo padrone."
"Money is a good servant, but a bad master."

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

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 11 MARCH 2015)
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Friday, March 09, 2007

Info about Telepass.it (electronic toll collection system) in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 30 April 2009)

Here are some links about the Telepass.it system in Italy (similar in USA to Cruise Card, EXpressToll, E-ZPass, Fastrak, K-Tag, MnPass, PalmettoPass, Pikepass, Smart Tag, SunPass, TxTAG, E-Z Pass, etc. – various electronic toll collection systems):

CAVEAT: Drivers without a passenger in right hand drive (RHD) vehicles will have difficulty paying their respective toll unless their vehicle is equipped with a TELEPASS transponder. At the Autostrade exits, the toll collector's booth or toll payment machine is on the left side of the vehicle!

OFFICIAL WEBSITE
WHAT IS IT?
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  • ARTICLE
    • TELEPASS: PAYING WITHOUT WASTING TIME – "A small plastic container, just a few centimetres wide, which you almost forget you have, perhaps attached behind the rear view mirror. A small jewel of technology, which allows you to pay motorway tolls without even stopping, can provide access to restricted traffic zone in the city, or can be used to pay for a parking space at the airport, a major railway station or metro interchange. All these functions are provided by Telepass (www.telepass.it), the small revolutionary electronically controlled system invented and patented by the technicians of the company Autostrade per l'Italia, Italy's largest motorway company. " – Source: italtrade.com – "The Made in Italy Official Portal"
    • Telepass, Telepass, Telepass! – "Lifestyle - Living and working in Milan, Italy" – Source: milanoStyle.com
  • The Autostrada – Pauline Kenny, 2003 – Source: slowtrav italy
  • Motorway toll Italy – "Easing and advantages - all the way through Europe" – In Danish, English, German – Source: FDE
  • Tolls – Source: Vialtis
  • Tourist Survival Guide TRANSPORTATION On the Autostrada – "Transportation by Roberta Corradin and Colleen Stricker" – Source: DolceVita – "The insider's guide to Italy"
  • VIDEO
    • Telepass – "Video shows approach and passing of a toll station in Italy using a Telepass on-board unit. It was filmed by myself en route from Milan, Italy, to the Swiss border via Como, at the final toll station on the A9 motorway before the Swiss border. The film first shows the approach to the toll station, signs on the road and overhead guiding users to the Telepass-only lanes, then the toll station itself, and the toll lanes. Note the acoustic signals emitted by the OBU upon entering and exiting the toll lane and the barrier in the lane being lifted automatically as the OBU emits the first acoustic signal." – Author: Markus Stamm, Date: 2006-02-09 – Source: Wikimedia Commons
  • SEE ALSO:
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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 .

If you spend any time traveling on or using the Autostrade, it is worth the price on acquiring a Telepass unit. Especially, if you are traveling during holiday periods or the summer vacation months, a Telepass unit will be very convenient to have and keep you out of the long lines (queues) to pay one's toll.

That's it for Friday, 9 March 2007: venerdì, 9 marzo 2007.

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 an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Alle donne piacciono gli uomini silenziosi. Credono che ascoltino."
"Women like silent men. They believe they are listening."

Please read my wife's 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: 30 April 2009)
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Info on Regional Tourist Offices and Web Sites in Italy

Here are the links for some of the Regional Tourist Offices, tourist information and web sites in Italy:

REGION/REGIONE
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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.

In addition to the regional tourist offices and web sites, I have provided an alternate choice or choices for regional tourist information.

That's it for Tuesday, 6 March 2007: martedì, 6 marzo 2007.

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.

"Non giudicare un libro dalla relativa copertura."
"Don't judge a book by its cover."
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Friday, March 02, 2007

Info on viewing and following 2007 ACC Basketball and March Madness in Italy

Here are some links on viewing and following ACC 2007 Basketball and March Madness in Italy and abroad:

FEE BASED SERVICES FOR ACC BASKETBALL AND OTHER CONFERENCES
  • ACCSelect – "LIVE WEBCASTS OF ACC GAMES - Be There from Here" – "... is a new broadband experience that gives you the sports you love, the teams you care about and the games you can't see anywhere else." – "POWERED BY Play ON!"
  • CSTV (College Sports Television) – "LIVE GAMES > OVER 100 CHANNELS OF COLLEGE SPORTS LIVE AND ON DEMAND"
  • ESPN FULL COURT – "Get All the College Hoops You Can Handle" – "Watch exciting matchups from the top conferences in the country including the Big East, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 and SEC!"
MARCH MADNESS
OTHER CONFERENCE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
  • ALL-ACCESS coverage of College Basketball Championship Week March 1st - 15th presented by Cisco! – Check "Show listings for Live Events" –Source: ESPN360
BLOG
  • ACC BasketBlog – "The BEST ACC Basketball and ACC Football Coverage! Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest: Do you Basketblog?"
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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.

My wife is a BIG and devoted ACC basketball fan. One of her concerns about moving to Italy is missing seeing ACC basketball games, the ACC tournament and March Madness. She passed me the link for ACCSelect and I am providing other links as backup and alternate choices.

This may be her last year of visiting her friends, Jim and BK, at their home in Oxford, NC during the ACC tournament, drinking beer, eating hot dogs, downeast BBQ and other munchies before we leave for Italy.

Please note: The optimal viewing of the above webcasts or "live games" is best done with a high speed internet connection: cable modem or ADSL connection.

That's it for Friday, 2 March 2007: venerdì, 2 marzo 2007.

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.

"Il silenzio di un bacio vale più di mille parole."
"The Silent of a kiss it's worth more than 1000 words."
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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for February, 2007 About, For or On Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 4 May 2007)

Here are the titles for my blog postings/entries for February About, For or On Italy:
* = 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'll update the appropriate 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 Thursday, 1 March 2007: giovedì, 1 marzo 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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

"Meglio un pezzo di pane secco e la tranquillità, che una casa dove si fanno banchetti e litigi."
"At home it is better to have stale bread and peace than banquets and fights."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 4 May 2007)
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