Tag Archives: Italy

Getting residency in Catania – a story

“Good morning. I’m English, but I’d like to get Italian residency.” The man in the filthy, nicotine-stained office with the overflowing ashtray on his desk barely gives me a glance. “You’re in the wrong department. Round the corner, number 28, … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on January 28, 2015

Posted in Italy Blogging Roundtable, Living Like a Maniac | Tagged catania, Italy, italy blogging roundtable, red tape, residency, sicily | 28 Comments

On Winning at Gallipoli (redux)

It was around this time four years ago that I first realised that I was head over heels in love with Italy. Well, there’s something to be said for a country that can make me actively enjoy the sound of hooting … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on May 7, 2014

Posted in Living Like a Maniac | Tagged football, gallipoli, inter, Italy, puglia, salento, serie A | 1 Comment

This Woman’s World

Fimmina senza amuri è fiore senza oduri A woman without love is a flower without perfume – Sicilian proverb It’s the last class of the evening. We’ve been talking about manners and culture, and we’re all tired. I wind up … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on May 8, 2013

Posted in Italy Blogging Roundtable, Living Like a Maniac | Tagged being a woman in italy, blogging roundtable, Italy, sicily, women | 13 Comments

Sound Stories

I’ve been messing about with SoundCloud and have recorded myself reading one of my posts from earlier this year, so those of you who’ve never heard my dulcet tones can have whatever illusions you might have been harbouring about my … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on September 24, 2012

Posted in Living Like a Maniac | Tagged england, Italy, sicily, soundcloud | Comments Off

Return to Calabria

Bloody hell but it’s hot. The coach was air-conditioned, but stepping off it at just after 3pm on a June afternoon in Calabria is like being wrapped in a suffocating pillow of heat. Within a minute the sweat is pouring … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on June 25, 2012

Posted in Living Like a Maniac | Tagged calabria, Italy | 4 Comments

Beer and gelato

You have to try the chips – they’re amazing! Linda’s not joking. Even though I hadn’t accounted for the difference between English and American chips, and was therefore expecting something chunkier, the thin-sliced, so-fresh-they’re-still-hot crisps that arrive are delicious. Dipped … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on May 20, 2012

Posted in Eating Like a Maniac, Living Like a Maniac | Tagged drink, food, Italy, rome | 4 Comments

Expat Writers’ Book Fair

What do you get if you put 80 writers together in a courtyard garden on a sunny afternoon in Rome? No, nothing to do with typewriters or infinite monkeys. In fact, it’s The Expat Writers Book and App fair, organised … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on May 15, 2012

Posted in Eating Like a Maniac, Living Like a Maniac | Tagged Italy, rome | 11 Comments

Why I write about Italy

Heyyyy! Ciao! Angelo weaves towards our table with outstretched hands and a grin on his face. He’s a little bit the worse for wear, but then I think I probably would be, too, if I owned a bar. Where you … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on April 25, 2012

Posted in Living Like a Maniac | Tagged catania, Italy, sicily | 7 Comments

Gifts

It’s the final day of lessons before the Easter holidays. Unsurprisingly, I had very few students in yesterday, and have even fewer today. My boss has dictated that I have to give my teenagers a test, which is disappointing. I’d … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on April 20, 2012

Posted in Teaching Like a Maniac | Tagged catania, Italy, sicily | 14 Comments

Off the beaten track

“So it’s becoming obvious why your grandparents left here, Maryann,” I muse out loud. We’ve been to Borgetto twice in the past two days, and both days we’ve climbed our way to the top of the mountain, into the heart … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on April 15, 2012

Posted in Travelling Like a Maniac | Tagged driving, Italy, sicily | 4 Comments

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