sunshine and tomatoes
(Puglia)
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A light hearted look at southern Italy in all its glory (through the eyes of a British expat), focusing on topics such as travel, cultural differences, local habits and of course, the fantastic food!
tags: Italian food, Italian recipes, local customs, southern Italy, travel in Italy
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My name's Amy and I'm a twenty something British expat living in the south of Italy. I teach at a private school in a small town and I am, of course, a keen blogger! I have been living here for about 18 months now and have really started to adapt to the Italian lifestyle (yes, that does mean that I am now 5 minutes late for almost everything and enjoy an afternoon nap.. ;D) I like to blog about all of my experiences here, including the (sometimes extreme) cultural differences, local habits, travel, dangerous fireworks (yes, really!) and of course, food. I love Italian cuisine, and am well on my way to eating the town out of pizza. I hope you enjoy my light hearted blog about all things (southern) Italian... :)
Latest posts on sunshine and tomatoes
Sweet treats and naughty pets...
Posted on 16/05/2013
Hi folks!It's been a little while since I posted a hunger-inducing pic of some sweet treats. Actually that's not true at all; my most recent post definitely included some cake...
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Food glorious food...
Posted on 07/05/2013
I'm sure you're all aware of my 'Italian family'. You know, the ones who, if they had their way, would continuously feed me 24/7 and even then would declare that...
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May 1st Celebrations
Posted on 02/05/2013
There are lots of reasons why I love Italy. Most of them are, of course, dolce based reasons. But another reason why I love Italy, is that fact that public holidays can happen on a...
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Summer days...?!
Posted on 29/04/2013
So, I'm sat here at my computer, with my balcony doors wide open, wearing jeans and a VEST. Yes folks, you read that correctly. Here in the south, the weather is GORGEOUS. So gorgeous...
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Fancy a jog?
Posted on 17/04/2013
I read recently that Italians live longer than Brits do. It's an actual fact. Aside from the healthy Mediterranean diet, which includes lots of olive oil, fresh vegetables and fish,...
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Spring Snapshots!
Posted on 13/04/2013
Yes folks, you read that title correctly. Here in southern Italy, it seems that Spring really has sprung. In the past couple of days we've had about 20-22°C and glorious sunny...
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Life is like riding a bicycle...
Posted on 09/04/2013
Hi folks!Well, Spring seems to have sprung here in the south of Italy (she says, crossing her fingers and hoping she hasn't jinxed it). Today was a 'light jacket' day, so...
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Festa della Fontana
Posted on 05/04/2013
As well as the Easter festivities that have taken place recently in my small, southern Italian town, there has also been another cause to celebrate; namely the Festa della Fontana, and this...
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Meet the parents....Italian/English style!
Posted on 04/04/2013
Well, my little Easter break is almost over. Sigh. Luckily I have a mountain of chocolate to get me through the next working week though. That should make it a tad easier ;)As you'll...
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Buona Pasquetta!
Posted on 01/04/2013
A big fat HELLO and Happy Easter to all you lovely readers. Whether you're followers (thanks!), regular readers or just happen to have stumbled on my little blog, I hope you're...
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