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Biking in Italy

Italy has a long tradition of bike riding:  a recent article in the New York Times reported on a quaint Tuscan bike race in which all participants ride vintage bicycles and wear old-fashioned clothes and goggles.  City-dwelling Italians, however, have a harder time using bicycles as a means of transportation.  A survey finds that there are few bike paths in Italian cities.  The number does seem to be growing, particularly in northern cities.  Perhaps the motorino’s dominance will be supplanted?  Meanwhile, starting October 12th all nocturnal cyclists must wear a fluorescent vest so as to be visible…

Le Marche: ideal retirement and more

In this article Corriere della Sera asks if Le Marche will become like Florida for American retirees. AARP’s magazine listed the region as one of the top five places to retire abroad.   Corriere notes that there’s been a lot of media coverage of Le Marche recently as a region to explore in depth – so will it become the next Umbria (which was the next Tuscany)?

Article about NYC’s new slow pace in La Repubblica

According to this article in La Repubblica New York City’s pace is slowing down.  The article mentions new playgrounds, car-free areas, bike paths and street lights that give pedestrians more time to cross as examples of a less-frenetic lifestyle in the Big Apple.  Is the city that never sleeps getting a taste of la dolce vita?

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