Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Info on motorcycle and scooter rentals in Italy

Here are some links on motorcycle and scooter rentals in Italy:

MOTORCYCLE AND SCOOTER RENTALS
LISTS
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.

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

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.

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 Wednesday, 29 September 2010: mercoledì, 29 settembre 2010

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.
"Morto un papa, se ne fa un altro."
"Life goes on."

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.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Info about, for or on formaggi (cheeses) in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 JULY 2013)

Here are some links about, for or on formaggi (cheeses) in Italy:

FORMAGGI (CHEESES)
RECIPES
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.

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

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.

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 Wednesday, 22 September 2010: mercoledì, 22 settembre 2010

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."
"He who doesn’t take risks won’t nibble anything."

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: 25 JULY 2013)

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Info about housesitting / apartment sitting / pet sitting in Italy and elsewhere in the world

Here are some links about housesitting / apartment sitting/ pet sitting in Italy and elsewhere in the world:

INFORMATION
ARTICLES
BLOG/BLOG ENTRIES
NEWSLETTER
  • The Caretaker Gazette – "is a unique newsletter containing property caretaking and house sitting jobs, advice, and information for property caretakers, housesitters, and landowners. Published since 1983, it's the only publication in the world dedicated to the property caretaking field." – Gary & Thea Dunn, Publisher & Editor – Source: web site – "THE #1 SOURCE FOR CARETAKER OPPORTUNITIES"
SAMPLE HOUSE SITTING LISTINGS
SERVICES
  • HouseCarers – "provides the most comprehensive information available on house sitting. We guide you through the process of successfully matching homeowner with sitters. Housesitters list their preferences through a simple registration process. Homeowners communicate with sitters through our confidential message system to preserve privacy and security. Whether you’re a house sitter or a homeowner, HouseCarers brings peace of mind closer to home." – Source: web site – “Homeowners Secure your home with a housesitter."
  • House sitters for House sitting Europe – "Find a house sitter or register for house sitting in Europe" – Source: Housesitworld.com – "House sitters care for your home and pets while you're away. In return, Housesitters gain free accommodation. Benefits everyone !" – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • Italy – "Select a city from in Italy for home exchange, house swap, house for rent, house sitting or to find a tenant" – Source: Sabbatical Homes – "We make great sabbaticals happen." – "The academic community’s resource for home exchanges and home rentals worldwide since 2000"
  • MindMyHouse – "a global house sitting matching service. We provide all the online tools for home owners and house sitters to find each other from around the globe (or around the corner). And it works! Our house sitters provide their pet and house sitting services for free in exchange for the privilege of accommodation in the owner's home. Learn more about this service." – Source: web site – "Bringing home owners and house sitters together"
FORUMS/DISCUSSION GROUPS
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.

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

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.

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

In December, 2009 and January, 2010, my wife and I had the opportunity to cat-sit, dog-sit and apartment sit in Rome, Italy. We reply to a posting on the web site, Expats in Italy, from a couple from Australia. They were going to South Africa to visit her parents for the Christmas holidays and wanted someone to care for their pets: a dog and a cat. We were there for just over 3 weeks and the large and comfortable apartment was in the Testaccio section of Rome and close to the Trasavere section. There were several excellent transportation options: walking distance to the Piramide station on the Rome Metro (Metropolitana di Roma), Stazione di Roma Ostiense (train station) along with several choices of atac bus routes.

I cannot tell you how much we enjoyed out time in Rome and that three weeks is not enough time to explore all the places and sights that you can possibly see and do. There was an added bonus for my wife. Her cousin, Bonnie, who lives in Ocean City, New Jersey and her husband , Pete, came to Rome for four days and three nights while were were there. He had enough frequent flyer miles to get them on a flight from Philadelphia to Rome via US Airways and a hotel room at the Westin Excelsior. On their last night in Rome, Bonnie and Pete treated us to the best dinner we have ever had in Italy.

Whether or not, your house/apartment sitting experience will be as fantastic, memorable and spectacular as ours was I cannot say. But if you don't give it a try, who knows what will happen.

That's it for Wednesday, 15 September 2010: mercoledì, 15 settembre 2010

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.
"Mia moglie ha sempre ragione."
"My wife is always right."

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.

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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Info about, for or on museums (musei) in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 21 OCTOBER 2011)

Here are some links about, for or on museums (musei) in Italy:

MUSEUMS/MUSEI
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.

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

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.

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

There are over 1,500 museums in Italy of various types, shapes and sizes. This is only a sampling of some of these museums.

That's it for Wednesday, 8 September 2010: mercoledì, 8 settembre 2010

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.
"A mente curiosa e sagace - il troppo riposo non piace. "
"To a curious and wise mind, too much rest will not be pleasing."

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: 21 OCTOBER 2011)

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Info on maps for Abruzzo, Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 December 2010)

Here are some links on maps of Abruzzo, Italy:

MAPS OF ABRUZZO
AIRPORT
AUTOSTRADA
GOOGLE MAP/GPS COORDINATES
WEATHER
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.

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

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.

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 Wednesday, 1 September 2010: mercoledì, 1 settembre 2010

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, in dialect from the region of Abruzzo, author unknown.

"Quanno tutti i vizi su vecchi, l'avarizia e giovane."
"When all of one's bad habits get old, one's greed is still young."

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: 13 December 2010)
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Info about scenic drives in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2011)

Here are some links about scenic drives in Italy:

SCENIC DRIVES
BOOKS
VIDEOS
  • Amalfi Drive – Source: concierge.com – "inspired travel starts here"
  • You Tube "Join the largest worldwide video-sharing community!" – Source: web site – In multiple languages
    • Amalfi Coast, Italy: A Cliff Top Drive – RickSteves — Aug 17, 2009 – Just south of Naples you'll find one of Italy's most beautiful slices of scenery: the Amalfi coastline. To take it all in, you'll want to follow the coast road and let someone else do the driving. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com
    • Scenic Drive - Passo di Giau in Italy – atmango — Nov 16, 2009
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.

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

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.

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

SUGGESTION #1: you do not need to bring whatever book or magazine that you found a scenic drive or drives that you are interested in driving in Italy or Europe. You just photocopy the selected pages from whatever book or magazine and bring these selected pages with you to Italy. You do not want or need the added weight, bulk and inconvenience of carrying books and/or magazines when traveling around Italy.

SUGGESTION #2: Use your public library and check out a specific book about scenic drives in Italy. If you want to buy it later, please feel free to do so.

SUGGESTION #3: When driving in Italy, enjoy the drive and drive safely. You are not in a race to see and do everything, just take your time. If someone behind you is tailgating you, pull over at a safe place and let them pass you. My wife and I have seen cars, trucks and motorcycles pass on blind curves and across solid white/yellow lines. This summer, we witnessed an accident where one automobile rear-ended another small automobile with serious injuries. This accident occurred on a divided 4-lane road, on dry pavement and with sunny skies.

SUGGESTION #4: You do not need a full size map of Italy. If you are in a car and trying to unfold it to find out where you are at the moment and where you want to go, while you are driving, it can be very frustrating.

Maps for Italy come in all shapes and sizes. Just buy a map(s) or pick up a "free" tourist map or maps for the area of Italy that you will be traveling in. There are area maps of Italy: northern, central and southern. There are maps of just the regions of Italy and there are 2o regions. There are maps of the various provinces within the a region. There are city and town maps. And then, there are all sorts and combinations of on-line maps and GPS maps.

SUGGESTION #5: For those individuals that use GPS units or software (S/W) on a cell phone or laptop. There are subtle differences and I am going to mention just one or two. For instance, our mailing address is Gargonza 81, 52048 Monte San Savino (AR). If you enter our mailing address into a GPS unit, it will show you the town of Monte San Savino in the province of Arezzo and the location of Gargonza along the SS73 but NOT where we actually live unless you have our specific GPS coordinates. Unless the location is a "POI" (point of interest), just having an address may not get you there. It is critical to have the complete name of the street address.

Note: there are few if any directional aids (north, south, east or west ) on street/road signs. Unless you know in which direction a specific town/village/city is north of your current location when you are driving around or east or west or south, it may take you a while to find the town/village/city you are trying to find. Please note: There are many Italian towns and villages that have the same name. The main difference is their respective postal code and the region or the province they are located in.

We have met and know people in Italy that swears by their respective GPS units and we know people that have been "LOST" even with a GPS unit or SmartPhone.

That's it for Wednesday, 25 August 2010: mercoledì, 25 agosto 2010

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.
"Lavora con la testa, non le mani."
"Work with your head, not with your hands."

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: 10 March 2011)

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