Pages

▼
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Patterns in Professional Titles in Italian

›
The –ista/ologo pattern ~ Exceptions to the –ista/ologo pattern ~ The big picture Six professions in Italy. Why is anesthesiologist aneste...
Friday, September 19, 2025

Travelmarx Fall 2025 Playlist – Our Lovely Days

›
A composite image of 36 albums used in this playlist. We wrote about them in the Vajont – Vittorio Veneto post, and here we go again: bias...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

A Hike Around Lake Silvaplana – The Inn River, Ah-ha Moments, and Nietzsche

›
Overview ~ The hike ~ Eternal recurrence  ~ Photos      Left and center: View of Lake Silvaplana from the route. Right: Tracks for the cou...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Notes on the Names of Countries in Italian

›
  This post is about the name of countries in Italian. We felt motivated to write this after stumbling many times on how to say 'Russia...
Sunday, August 24, 2025

Sticky Lyrics – Please Take My Earworms

›
A mix-up of three different albums covers. Can you figure out what they are? An earworm doesn’t have to be a full song. It can be a short, r...
Saturday, August 16, 2025

Cardeto Hike - Giro dei Laghi

›
Overview ~ Notes ~ Flora ~ Photos     Left: Lago di Mezza di Cardeto - Alta Val Seriana. Center: A horse grazing above Gromo - Alta Val S...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Val Grosina and Alpe Dosdè Two-Day Hike

›
Overview ~ Notes ~ Photos       Left: Lago Negro - view southeast - Val di Avedo. Center: Beam of light lights up the flanks of Corno di L...