ITALY. I Trust And Love You. It may be smaller than California in terms of size, but Italy is big in almost all things that matter: food, coffee, art and literature, fashion, beautiful people, and fabulous cars. The Italians certainly know pleasure and have undoubtedly mastered living the sweet life (La Dolce Vita) and the…
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How Italy Paved the Way to the Birth of Starbucks Coffee
“La vita inizià dopo il caffè (Life begins after coffee). Any Italian believes this.” The original Starbucks Company gave birth to its first store at the Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle in 1971 selling only whole roasted coffee beans. When Howard Schultz joined the Starbucks Company in early 1983, the company only sold roasted…
Via Appia Antica: Do All Roads Really Lead to Rome?
Do all roads really lead to Rome? The Via Appia Antica (The Appian Way) aka “Regina Viarum” (Queen of Roads) is one of the most famous roads in Europe and is considered to be one of the oldest in Rome. It was named after the Roman censor, Appius Claudius Caecus, who initiated and completed the…
Is There a Doctor in the House?
– a personal experience During a recent trip to Italy, something serendipitous happened to me. Upon my arrival at the Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome, aka Fiumicino Airport, I immediately claimed my luggage and headed for the train that would take me to the apartment where I would be living during my two-week stay….
Continuity of Ownership
A couple of months ago, I purchased a used book from an online bookstore. After receiving the book in the mail, I put it aside because I did not have the time to browse through the pages, let alone read it. Last weekend, I saw the book again while clearing away the dishes. I decided…
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