zoomata staffposted July 26 @ 14:43 Giovanna Guidoni, who tipped the scales at 416 pounds to win Italy’s national Miss Chubby Contest, confirms that fat is beautiful. Guidoni, who fuels her passion for food as part owner of a restaurant, says she wouldn’t lose an ounce and hopes to change the stereotype of obese people [...]
An Italian couple has been ordered to have sex only in the daytime after the man’s wails of ecstasy provoked complaints from neighbors. Retirees next door, who claimed the grunts equaled decibel levels of a jackhammer, will now be able to sleep soundly after a Rome judge imposed a sex ban from 11 p.m. to [...]
by zoomata staffposted July 14 14:55 Fed up with increasing restrictions, 800 fishermen on the island of Lipari chained themselves to the docks in protest. The fishermen, 35% of the local population, are supported by the local mayor and have also blocked streets, the ferry service and staged a hunger strike. At the heart of [...]
First Person: Real Life In Italy Each month we introduce you to someone who has made the dream of picking up and moving to the Bel Paese a reality. In their own words they share the good parts, the bad parts and the just plain absurd moments of day-to-day life in Italy. Looking to move [...]
zoomata staffposted July 1 16:21 p.m. No one can say mayor Mauro Guerra isn’t doing his best to keep tourists in this small Italian town happy. He chased down and helped catch thieves who robbed hapless foreign tourists in Tremezzo, part of the Como Lake district about 60 miles from Milan.An English couple saw thier [...]
