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Hi everyone, this is the first of a series of “catching up” posts. We’ve been quiet on our end despite quite a few things happening in the last months. First things first: we moved house!

The reason

We wanted to leave the previous flat for quite some time, for a series of reasons. First of all, we wanted to move from a studio flat to a one bed. But also, we wanted to leave the flat because of the noise (it faced a main road, with a bis stop right below the windows) and the fact that the entrance was on a cul-de-sac which wasn’t exactly nice. We had to extend the stay there because the 12 months rent would have ended on a busy time for us, but we gave the notice as soon as we could.

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As we had anticipated, we took some 5 days in Stockholm, taking advantage of some seriously cheap Ryanair flights.

View Gioia and Matteo’s Stockholm trip, November 2009 in a larger map

So what are our suggestions to fellow travellers to the Swedish capital city? Here they come.

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Hi guys, Sorry for the recent silence. Rest assured life’s been treating us nicely, we’ve just had Gioia’s family visiting to celebrate her graduation and we are about to take a little break for a few days in cold Stockholm. We are really looking forward to it, we will fly tomorrow (Friday) in the afternoon and head back to London on Tuesday.

Some little updates on our end: we have given the notice at our estate agent to confirm we will move out early in January next year, so we’ve dived into some serious flat-hunting, although we haven’t identified any good candidates so far. Still some 7 weeks to go, we’re pretty positive.

I have also taken up refereeing again after a break since we moved to London. I was a qualified football referee in Italy and got my “license” transferred to the UK so now I’m a qualified referee for the FA, too. In 10 days’ time I’ll be assistant to the ref at a South East Combination womens league game, I’m really looking forward to it.

Anyways, speak soon when we’re back!

We are joining Blog Action Day 2009 to help raise awareness on climate change. It might seem weird, given that this has been talked about for decades now, but there’s an awful lot to do to help our future children and their children live in a better world, and give ourselves a decent chance for some healthier years ahead, too.

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Hey people, it’s about time we tell you about our 4-days break in Algarve, right?

Yes, we think so, too. We headed for a little holiday last month, right after I submitted my dissertation (which I passed by the way!! yuhuu). We did the same last year when we went to Paris, immediately after Matteo submitted his, and found it very regenerating. So off we went, Friday to Monday in mid September, on the sunny shores of Algarve, on Portugal’s southern coast.

View Algarve Sept 2009 in a larger map
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Yes, we won BritBowl XXIII!!!

What a weekend it was! We drove towards Doncaster on Saturday, leaving Finsbury Park around midday. A big, double-decker bus, plus a trailer for all our kits and bags and, needless to say, the London Blitz in their best shape. We spent the night by Barlborough, having some rest, dinner together and the very final meetings to recap what we’d been studying for the last 2 or 3 weeks, to be 110% ready to take on the Coventry Jets. Continue Reading “London Blitz won BritBowl XXIII!”

Hey guys, we’re back from Sardinia. That’s not big news cause some of you have already met us in the meanwhile (and yes, we’ve been back a while).

AperiTWeat 3.0

Most likely at AperiTWeat 3.0. We’ve had our third London twitter aperitivo at the fantastic Viva Verdi, by TATE modern. It was a very pleasant and enjoyable night, and we are very proud and thankful to all of you who attended (and Lovebox, of course) for having helped us raising funds for Endometriosis UK. £150 were raised on the night, and will generously be matched by the FT, adding up to £300 for the charity. Continue Reading “Back from holidays, ready for some more”

Hi fellas, just a quick update to let you know we’re going to take a break from the London life and enjoy some sunshine in Sardinia. We will think about you all the time, I promise.

Especially while we’re here…

See you in a week!

(img courtesy of TomStardust on Flickr)

It’s now only two weeks to go before AperiTWeat 3.0 takes place at Viva Verdi, behind TATE Modern, on the South Bank. We would like you to know that we added a special extra to our event, by joining forces with the guys at Lovebox.

We spoke with Kaushik, Darshan and Michael, who were more than happy to join us to support research for endometriosis. With the help of Lovebox, the next Aperitweat will help raise funds for Endomteriosis UK, the main charity in the uk in support to research.

We are really working hard to make this event a success: the cause is really close to us and we would really love to play our part and, possibly, make a difference.

Come along on Tuesday, August 18, after 6.30pm, at Viva Verdi, the lovely Italian wine bar we chose for Aperitweat 3.0. You can RSVP here to let us know you’re coming. If you want to help us raise funds and awareness for endometriosis research, great! If you cannot make it, but would still like to donate, you can visit this dedicated page at Lovebox, and spread the voice!

We’d really appreciate it.

Hope to see you there!

What’s up with you guys?

We’ve been a bit busy with work/freelancing/dissertation/things to go to (events, Oasis gigs…) and of course the blog suffered a bit. Sorry about that. But we come with bells and colours as we announce that we finally managed to meet and plan for the next AperiTweat!
AperiTweat 3.0 will take place at Viva Verdi, on the 18th of August 2009.

Viva Verdi is a very lovely wine bar just behind TATE Modern, between London Bridge and Southwark tube stations. It’s also easy to get to from Blackfriars (bear in mind the tube station is closed till God knows when, but rail station is open!) by crossing the bridge and turning left in Southwark Street. For the digital geo-junkies in you, the full postcode is SE1 9AN. Type it, get there. As simple as that. You can also see it on OpenStreetMap when you search for the postcode.

As usual, expect quality drinks (the Prosecco is awesome, ’nuff said) and free food to accompany your drinks and chats. Cause we’re there to chat, right? Of course, the atmosphere is perfect for your networking needs, and if we’re lucky with the weather, there’s also some room outside. The room outside is there anyway, even with bad weather, it just might be not as interesting!

What I personally love about the place is the ham slicer, aka “affettatrice”. It sits at the centre of the bar, and it’s surely the most scenic one I’ve ever seen in my life of ham aficionado. And it’s not just the slicer, the ham, or “prosciutto crudo” is amazing too. What’s the point in having the coolest slicer if the prosciutto is not good? The guys at Viva Verdi thought the same.

We will have some surprises in the next days and weeks, but in the meanwhile please have a look at the official Aperitweat blog and also please join us and RSVP here.

We hope to see you there!