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How to visit Italy during Covid-19: regions divided by colours

Are you planning to travel to Italy for leisure or business? First, you might need few tips on how to travel during this pandemic. Second, here is an update on the situation in Italy. Italy in January 2021 If you are not skilled with Italian geography, it is time to learn how Italy is organized. The reason? Italy has different types of lockdown depending on the region and its contagion rate. The country is divided by colours: we now have red, orange and yellow regions. Before trying to explain the differences between these colours, let's discover what are the Italian regions. I'm putting my teacher glasses on. Are you ready? The Italian regions. Italy is dived in 20 regions: 18 spread along the boot and two islands plunged in the Mediterranean sea. There was a time when ...

Eating in Italy is all about pleasure. Everything we do has a reason: from the choice of ingredients to the pairings dish/wine. A particular type of pasta is generally used with that type of sauce because that shape enhances the flavours in an explosion of fragrances. The order of dishes is strictly regulated by rules to enjoy a meal at its best. In other words, everything in Italy as a reason as far as food is concerned. This set of sometimes unwritten rules leads to enjoy every bite of a dish. Until the very last one. Which in one case has even a name: la scarpetta. And a verb: fare, to do, la scarpetta. Although the most snob diner might argue that the Scarpetta ritual is not acceptable in a refined dinner, I'd like to remember that snob comes from the Latin sine nobilitatis, ...

According to researches about happiness, buying experiences instead of material goods makes us happier. Unfortunately, during Covid-19, we are forced to stay at home. The good news is that this pandemic hit us in the Internet era, therefore we can travel, meet people and carry on our hobbies even remaining in our homes. So, if you are looking for unusual presents, you might consider the opportunity to buy an experience such as an online cooking course. And why not learning some Italian dishes? I have selected cooking classes held by Italians in English and that you can easily follow from your kitchen. 1. Patrizia Romeo and the secret of raw foodism Raw foodism is the practice of eating food that is uncooked or unprocessed. But don't think of eating fruit salads and nuts as ...

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