Weekly Photo Challenge: Close

Close are the planes that fly the Sardinian skies

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Top 5 Things I Love About Living in Italy

Cathy from An Italophile emailed me to take part in her popular expat series featuring expats, who now call Italy home. Thank you Cathy for asking me take part in this great series. I look forward to reading more stories from expats in Italy.

When you’re finished reading this awesome post why don’t you head on over to Cathy’s blog to discover more about Italy. You can find the links at the top and bottom of this post.

She wrote with just one question:

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Sardinian Summer Dreams

While temperatures dip to an all time unseasonably low, I continue to dream about better things.

How is summer shaping up in your area?

VIDEO – 1st Memorial Francesco Lepori Bike Race | Sardinia, Italy

1st Memorial ‘Francesco Lepori’ Bike Race on the streets of North-West Sardinia!

I can hear the crowds cheering ‘Forza, Dai!’ It’s a beautiful day for a bike race.

This video was shot on their first way around the 15km route. They must complete this route five times to be announced the winner, 75km! Yikes!

Forza Ragazzi!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Friendship

My friendship with blue hair, gigantic beer and the Buffalo Bills stems from my desire to be enveloped in a stadium filled with energetic people screaming, chanting and otherwise being slightly obnoxious.

I really couldn’t care less about the game, and I wear my band-wagon colours with pride.

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Top 10 Taste Sensations to Leave Your Mouth Watering in Sardinia, Italy

Everyone loves a good nosh, and there is no other place in the world where they do food, as good as they do here, in Sardinia.

The Sardinian natives have for centuries used the land to farm pig, sheep, wild boar and rabbit. Never in my life have I tasted food so fresh and unique, my taste buds scream with happiness every time I take a bite.

If you are planning a trip to Sardinia, I offer one piece of advice: Eat like the locals, enjoy the flavours and uniqueness that only this island can offer.

Top 10 Taste Sensations to Leave Your Mouth Watering in Sardinia, Italy

10.  Horsemeat or cavallo is high in protein, tender, sweet and low in fat. You will find horsemeat on most restaurant menus and in the butcher shop. Horsemeat in Sardinia is as natural as eating a 14 oz beef steak in Texas. Ask for: cavallo.

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Macro Monday: Seashells by the Sea Shore

Sardinian seashells by the Sardinian sea-shore

I’m still trying to get my head around this macro photography!

Any tips on how I can improve? I’m all ears.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Today

Today in Sardinia, Italy

Today, after reading this week’s photo challenge: I turned off my computer and looked out the window and found something watching me! What a delightful surprise, to see the neighbourhood cat, staring back at me. I knew in that moment, that today, would be the day, that I finally snapped his elusive photo. Meow.

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Cost of Living 2012 | Sardinia, Italy

Every day My Sardinian Life receives blog hits from people around the world searching for the cost of living in Sardinia, Italy.

Yesterday afternoon I did a little shopping and thought it would be fun to post my shopping receipts to help those people who are continually searching for the cost of things in Sardinia.

Cost of Living 2012 | Sardinia, Italy

Here’s a quick run down of items purchased.

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