Hello From The Other Side: Living On The Slovenian – Italian Border During Lockdown
By Svetlana Buko
This spring and then summer have brought about many tangible and psychological changes to the lives of people around the globe due...
Trieste’s Summer 2020 Beach Rules Dilemma
Summer 2020 is in full bloom in Friuli Venezia Giulia, as Triestini flock to the region’s beaches.
Measures have been set out to ensure the...
Always Facing West: An Italian Expat in London
I was born and raised in Trieste and lived there until 2004 when I first moved to Dublin, then Paris, Barcelona and eventually to...
A Pre-Phase Two Walk to the Hospital Turned Cathartic Hike
By Victor Caneva
Our move to Trieste has not been what we expected. After falling in love with this mysterious city, we finally moved here...
Expecting the Unexpected: Italy Entering Phase Two
On May 4, the Italian government loosened some lockdown rules, including allowing citizens to frequent public parks and to visit family members throughout their...
Phase Two: Crowds Gather in Trieste
Trieste residents congregate days after Italy enters phase two.
Photographs of people gathering together in via Cavana and Via Torino, as well as Barcola and other loved...
Trieste’s Schools to Reopen in September
Italy's schools will reopen in September, prime minister Giuseppe Conte said in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, but added that expert studies showed...
Phase Two: If You Love Italy, Keep Your Distance
"If You love Italy, Keep Your Distance", PM Conte started this way his long-awaited speech to the Italian public on Sunday night. In his...
Quarantune Number Six
For today’s QUARANTUNE I’ve chosen another Steve Winward song. An all-time British favourite singer of mine going back to the days when he was...
New Rules, Some Freedom
We don't know about you, but the moment our governor Fedriga mentioned "physical activity in the open air" in his speech last night, we...
