18 year resident in Italy questions the truth behind the Italians' claim to fame: Their 'Quality of Life' while providing an irreverent insider's view of Life in Italy.  | Posted 06-02-2009 at 01:43 PM by burntbythetuscansun (Burnt by the Tuscan Sun, The True Story of Living in Italy)
Take a look at some of the most recent headlines from my journal of choice when I get a bit homesick - The Detroit News:
23 Apr 2009 Fiat CEO says Chrysler deal is the top priority, but doesn't rule …
Fiat SpA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne signaled Thursday that the Italian automaker might explore a deal with General Motors Corp.
25 Apr Fiat leader convinced he can help Chrysler
The chief executive of Fiat told the White House auto task force Thursday...
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 | | Posted 09-15-2008 at 06:39 PM by burntbythetuscansun (Burnt by the Tuscan Sun, The True Story of Living in Italy)
Call me superstitious, but it seems that the aviation industry in Italy truly never got off the runway. After all, Italy is the land of poets and seamen -- nearly all of the captains and crew of ships sailing the seven seas are Italian. But frankly, I think things started off poorly because of the names—and although Alitalia is a terrific name, it did lend itself well to the epithet: Always Late In Takeoffs, Always Late In Arrivals.
Malpensa (“Ill thought”) Airport never fully lifted...
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| | Posted 07-22-2008 at 09:39 PM by burntbythetuscansun (Burnt by the Tuscan Sun, The True Story of Living in Italy)
There are a couple of financial scandals going on in America (just a couple?!) that have piqued my interest these days. I'm talking about American-born Angelo Mozilo, former head of the largest home lending Company, Countrywide Financial, and Italian Raffaelo Follieri, better known as Anne Hathaway’s ex.
Now, I’m not implying that the Italians have cornered the market on graft and corruption – just one look at the litany of Wall Street scandals, Enron, Worldcom, lobbyist money, sex...
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| | Posted 05-14-2008 at 05:12 PM by burntbythetuscansun (Burnt by the Tuscan Sun, The True Story of Living in Italy)
Well, it looks like Alitalia might finally make it's way back on the block. Strange, considering it's been losing money, well, pretty much since the day after Leonardo Da Vinci tested his flying machine.
And while in other countries, we simply wax nostalgic while TWA dies a slow and painful death, while sleek SwissAir (SwissAir??!!) goes belly up (but, with true Swiss efficiency is reborn more or less a day later as Swiss), Belgium's Sabine crashes and burns, and they tear down the...
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