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Driving Like a Maniac
DLaM is written by Kate Bailward - aka Katja. It is mainly made up of stories and observations of life in southern Italy, and is updated once a week, on Mondays.
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- L'Infiorata di Noto redux 1 day ago It’s a bit hectic around here at the moment, what with teaching and writing for other publications and what-have-you. Not to mention the very important business of spending time on the beach with friends, away from the computer, so that … Continue reading →
- Views from a train 1 week ago The Ferrovia Circumetnea train pulls into the station at Catania Borgo and a surprising number of people spill out, given that it’s only 9.30 in the morning and, depending on where they’ve come from, they could have travelled anything up … Continue reading →
- This Woman's World 2 weeks ago Fimmina senza amuri
- Randazzo, città d'arte 3 weeks ago “Oh my god, Kate! Get down here. You have to see this. They’re all staring at me …” Kate and I are in Randazzo. We’d only intended to be here for an hour to grab some lunch and then head … Continue reading →
- Labour Day 3 weeks ago Now, I know it’s Wednesday ‘n’ all, and I do have a great story for you – of missed trains, and volcanoes, and puppets – but (please forgive me, dear readers): it’s Labour Day, the sun is shining and I … Continue reading →
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- From Expat to Immigrant Writing Contest October 2012 I hadn't intended to come to Italy. Argentina was where I wanted to be, where I could ride polo ponies across pampas plains and fall in love with handsome gauchos. That was the plan. Europe wasn't even on my list. It was too close to the UK and not...
ExpatsBlog.com Expat Blog Awards 2012: Honourable Mention Award!
This blog won the Honourable Mention Award for best expat blog in Italy!
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MJ
23:03 PM October 08, 2012
23:03 PM October 08, 2012
Superb blog!!!
Craig Myles
23:46 PM October 08, 2012
23:46 PM October 08, 2012
Highly entertaining and beautifully written (and on occasion spoken!) blog. What this woman can't tell you about the experience of eating trifle is frankly not worth reading (or hearing).
Deadly Knitshade
00:25 AM October 09, 2012
00:25 AM October 09, 2012
Utterly love Driving Like a Maniac. Clever, well written and so hilarious it is responsible for many odd looks from fellow commuters as I laugh out loud on public transport.
Kim Samsin
00:30 AM October 09, 2012
00:30 AM October 09, 2012
She is a smashing storyteller. Highly recommended!
Niki
01:00 AM October 09, 2012
01:00 AM October 09, 2012
My favourite blog of them all - the writing is superb - you find yourself drawn in, as if you were there experiencing it too. Very gifted writer and most enjoyable blog.
MaryAnne Oxendale
01:26 AM October 09, 2012
01:26 AM October 09, 2012
She makes me want to move to Italy.
Fiona At Life On Nanchang Lu
02:26 AM October 09, 2012
02:26 AM October 09, 2012
Always makes me wish I lived in Italy instead of China....
Jinni
06:07 AM October 09, 2012
06:07 AM October 09, 2012
Intelligent, down to earth, great sense of humor..great blog!.
Joanna Hamil
06:54 AM October 09, 2012
06:54 AM October 09, 2012
A wild ride - lots of fun.
Gillian
10:19 AM October 09, 2012
10:19 AM October 09, 2012
I Look forward to Mondays with Kate's observations of her life in Sicily (and beyond)
Conrad
11:55 AM October 09, 2012
11:55 AM October 09, 2012
Deep down she is a blonde - sweet writing, smart and wicked too. Clap clap.
Pete
08:55 AM October 10, 2012
08:55 AM October 10, 2012
Always an entertaining read.
Krista
06:06 AM October 13, 2012
06:06 AM October 13, 2012
I LOVE this blog!! She always takes me to interesting places in a way that makes me laugh out loud and feel like I was there. Brilliant. :-)
John P Brady
22:07 PM October 29, 2012
22:07 PM October 29, 2012
Big fan of Kate's writing. I love how she constructs a sentence - always in a delicate way. She has very readable material. We are both blogging about Sicily so for me, that makes it even more interesting.
