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Lugano Diaries: Swiss-talian days…
Lugano is on the south tip of Switzerland, closer to Italy in terms of its lifestyle than it is to the other parts of Switzerland. Lugano is indeed in the Italian-speaking canton of Switzerland, called Ticino. Ticino shares a border with the north of Italy, is approximately only an hour car-ride from Lombardy; and shares [...]
Continue reading...Jogger’s Diaries – Istanbul
21. February 2010
Istanbul is unlike NYC, in the sense that you don’t see a lot of people out in their shorts and t-shirts, running about and around the streets. The traffic is high, the dusk is too much and the streets may get too overwhelming to shoulder others even to walk through, let alone run… There are [...]
Continue reading...Milanese excursions: Cusago and its farm houses
29. January 2010
via NYTimes Recently, I was back in Milan very briefly for a special occasion. More specifically, I was in Cusago, a municipality in the Province of Milan, about 11 km away –to the west- from the central commune of Milan itself. From the couple of hours I spent there, what I have gathered about Cusago is that [...]
Continue reading...Italian Restaurants and the Sicilian Germs in Istanbul
28. January 2010
Photos via LondonEater For a long time, between 1995 and 2003, the Italian scene in Istanbul has been limited to Mezzaluna Restaurant. Mezzaluna lost some of its appeal in the interim and has diversified its scope and services by opening its fast-food branch, the Mezzaluna Express –delivery of express Italian meals for those in a hurry. [...]
Continue reading...Welcome to DONUZ
You will find on Donuz, everything that is unique to where we have been and where you would want to be. Be it food, be it lodging, be it a special feet massage, a bottle of wine, a person… Be it for 7 days, a day, a week, 36 hours or a single moment. On Donuz, is everything, you will need to make your holidays special. We hope you share with us your experiences.
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