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A new three-part series on BBC4 next week entitled Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome. The TV guide says: “Professor Catharine Edwards explores the stories of women who tasted power in the Roman Empire, beginning with the wife of the emperor Augustus and mother of Tiberius – Livia. She also explains that imperial …

May’s ‘Food and Wine Interview’ is with Alida Zamparini, author of the food blog ‘My Little Italian Kitchen’ selected earlier this year as one of the Top Italian food blogs and websites to follow in 2013. Alida says: “I love to cook and I love to eat! I am an Italian living in England and like …

In our second stop of this new series to Italian destinations we visit Turin where our expat guide, Lara Statham, recommends ten ways to enjoy the city for as little as 10 euros. It(aly) makes cents: Turin by Lara Statham Turin sits elegantly astride the River Po with an Alpine backdrop; once home to the …

Earlier this week The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013 were named by Restaurant magazine. The magazine’s rankings are considered the most coveted in the culinary world. Three Italian Restaurants made the Top 50, whilst France and the U.S.A. were the two countries with the most number of restaurants on the list with six places each …

In our first stop of a regular new series to Italian destinations we visit Naples where our expat guide, Bonnie Alberts, recommends ten ways to enjoy the city for as little as 10 euros. It(aly) makes cents: Naples by Bonnie Alberts The city of the sun, the sea and the Volcano, Naples, is life lived …