Category Archives: Life

The 2011 adidas Women’s 5K Challenge for Endometriosis UK

Among the several groups I’m part of on Facebook and the pages I’m a fan of, there are a few (both Italian and English) that belong to associations of women who have in common a little-known chronic illness, endometriosis. I … Continue reading

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New neighbourhood, new chapter

And just like this, we happily left the magical nothing that is Stepney Green. Not much to be said about the area really, it’s quiet and not much is happening, and the flat itself was nothing incredible, so we decided … Continue reading

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Tell Fred Perry your story

We recently entered the new Fred Perry “Tell us your story” competition. Their new micro-site is all about real people sharing real stories, and some are really great stories. If you fancy supporting us by giving us your vote, you … Continue reading

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We moved house!

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 … Continue reading

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And… they’re off!

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… … Continue reading

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Going Around London – Part 2: Green transport

Are you finding your way around London then? Are you a master of the Tube, a prophet of the buses? Even though you might have fallen in love with the public transport, this post might be of some interest to … Continue reading

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Going around London – Part 1: Public transport

So how are your first days going? Found your accommodation in London? Sorted out stuff like bank account and National Insurance Number? We hope so… You could have well found a job in the meanwhile, and, unless you’re particularly lucky, … Continue reading

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Our first days in London

18 months. One-and-a-half years. That’s the time we’ve been living in London, and the ‘recurrence’ was last week. We didn’t do anything to celebrate it (I actually remembered about it just now!), but we should have. It seems a long … Continue reading

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At the Stadium, and a pizza

Tonite is a great night for us Italians in London. The football National team is playing Brazil in a friendly at the Emirates Stadium. It’s a rare occasion to see the two best teams in the world, with 9 (n-i-n-e) … Continue reading

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