Daily Archives: February 13, 2012

Word of the Day: Dare buca

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You know when it’s ‘snowing’ really [not] hard and all your Italian friends cancel their plans with you? Well that is being stood up, or in Italian, dare buca. A term used throughout Italy, dare buca literally means, to give a … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day in Rome

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What better place is there to spend Valentine’s Day than Rome – a city who literally gives its name to the word “romance”? Okay, I’m not really going to go into the etymology here, but I’m sure there’s got to … Continue reading →

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