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After 23 years in Silicon Valley, I moved back to my Valtellina (the alps of Lake Como). I did it, because I finally could. Sondrio is 99% covered by optic fiber, I work remotely, and I can go skiing in the middle of the day when the sky is blue and the snow is fresh.My life is too good. I live in nature, hike in summer with my dog, ski in winter....

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July 2024 Three Flags, One Heart

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If you have even the slightest interest in history or want to avoid Italian cities due to the masses of tourists who flock to them, you can’t afford to miss Brescia in northern Italy, just an hour-and-a-half drive east of Milan or west of Venice. The town, too close to two of the most beautiful and visited cities for its own good, is often overlook...

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“Milano è positiva, ottimista, efficiente” (“Milan is positive, optimistic, efficient”), a man’s voice murmurs huskily, over a saturated video collage of Milan’s yuppiest set. This, the voice croons, is a city that “rinasce ogni mattina, pulsa come un cuore” (“is reborn every morning, that beats like a heart”). Forget the slow living of the Italian...

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Milan, the city where the policemen wear Armani. Well, technically Carabinieri across Italy all wear the label, but it wouldn’t be without the Milanese fashion house that Italy’s law enforcement gained a reputation for being notoriously well-dressed. In fact, all Italians have gained a reputation for being well-dressed–and it can (mostly) be traced...

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Un Fernet? Our grandparents may have offered it at the end of fancier dinners… But what’s the name we associate the most with this bitter, yet oddly satisfying spirit? Definitely Branca!  Fratelli Branca Distillerie, commonly known as Branca, is one of Italy’s most famous and historic distilleries, with a reputation that extends beyond its national...

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Football is no stranger to collaborations when it comes to shirts, kits and fashion. Now one of Italy's biggest soccer clubs, AC Milan, have launched their own fashion range in collaboration with Major League Baseball giants the New York Yankees. The collection is said to be "inspired by the cultural impact of Milan and New York and combines the el...

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Milan, we all know it, is full of life, culture, and surprises. Considered by many the most cosmopolitan and international city in Italy, it is famous for its fashion, colorful urban life, and fashionably iconic locations, likeLa Scala theater, or the Triangolo della Moda.  But, beyond the well-known paths of its city center, you’ll find neighborho...

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In a rural corner of northern Italy’s Lombardy region, you don’t have to go far from the highway to see the future of Italian sparkling wine. Here, in the upper thigh of the Italian boot, about 40 miles south of Milan, if you head up into the sparsely populated foothills of the Apennine Mountains and past the concrete shells of abandoned 20th-centu...

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They didn’t just appear there on stage overnight, you know. The gilded interiors of Don Carlo’s Baroque palace, Juliet’s Veronese balcony, the midnight blue velvet gown Maria Callas wore in her role as Anne Boleyn in 1957. Every set, sculpture, and immaculately crafted costume that captivates audiences on stage at Milan’s beloved Teatro alla Scala ...

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