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Expats in Italy: A chat with Linda Tieu

03/31/2016

Expats in Italy: interview with Linda Tieu

If you’ve been following this blog for a while now, you may have read quite a few posts about Italy.

I’ve been writing about family traditions, Italian books and pop culture, recipes, the way Italians do things, and other stuff about Italy and its lifestyle. I love doing it and I could write about it for ages, but I thought that maybe it would be interesting for you to hear the opinion of expats living in Italy as well. 

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[Life in Italy – Episode #2] Father’s Day in Italy and other Spring traditions

03/21/2016

Life in Italy: celebrating Father's Day and other Spring traditions

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Hey there! A new week has begun and Spring has finally arrived!

How was your weekend? Have you been doing something nice? Mine has been quite good.  On Friday night, we had a nice celebration at a local restaurant because my father turned 76 years old.

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[Life in Italy – Episode #1] A day in Finalborgo

03/14/2016

Life in Italy: a day in Finalborgo, Liguria

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Hey here! How are you?

It’s quite uncommon to see me blogging on a Monday, but last week I had an idea for a new series of post and I immediately decided to try it out. I basically thought that I always blog about Italy, which is a cool thing because I really love Italy, but somehow I never really write about myself.

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Do you want to know more about me? Let’s play a game and discover the secret life of an Italian teacher

11/10/2015

About Me Game
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I am always up for a fun game, let me confess you. 

I have “met” Kris with a K via the amazing Blacksburg Belle and immediately liked her style and her work. She is a writer and a copywriting instructor and has a blog where she shares a lot of great tips and advice for writers and bloggers.

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Ciao!

My name is Cinzia and Italy is the place I call home.

Books feed my soul, music fills my days and travelling makes my life richer. I am a day dreamer, tireless walker and believer in the power of little things.

I’ve created Instantly Italy to take you to Italy with me and explore together this crazy but “oh so lovely” country. Read More…

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