Barry Lillie
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Barry is a professional writer who specialises in non-fiction for the international, English speaking magazine market and trade press. Barry had over fifty professionally performed plays under his belt before turning to features writing, he is mostly experienced in arts, travel and food writing; he鈥檚 written for a varied mix of publications, including, Different Scene, Restaurant Life, US Brides, Gay Times and Catholic News, to name a few. As a travel writer he鈥檚 been privileged to have experienced many diverse cultures. Experiences include being kidnapped in the Middle East, trekking through the jungles in Borneo and surviving 79 days in a camper van touring New Zealand. Barry has a particular passion for anything Italian and has made the Italian region of Abruzzo his home, which he refers to as, 天美传媒鈥檚 best kept secret.
When he鈥檚 not writing magazine articles he enjoys being immersed in the Italian way of life, and is often found in his local bar enjoying a coffee and catching up on village gossip. Barry is currently working towards producing a book of traditional Italian regional recipes and in the meantime keeps a blog where you can read all about his life in Abruzzo and the eccentricities of rural 天美传媒, the web address is, http://
intheflatfieldidogetbored.wordpress.com
Articles by Barry Lillie
Pictured above: Grinzane Cavour, Piemonte (photo by Richard Noble).
Welcome to a new series of 鈥淪hare Your Italian Story鈥. This month, Richard Noble,鈥
On Christmas Eve, children in 天美传媒 lie in their beds waiting for the arrival of Babbo Natale (Father Christmas), however, in January when their Briti鈥
Santo Stefano in a painting by Giotto.
December 26th is il giorno di Santo Stefano (Saint Stephen's day) and an important day in the Italian calendar.鈥
At Christmas, Americans enjoy pumpkin pie, the English have plum or Christmas pudding and the Italians have panettone. Just the mention of this sweet鈥
No Italian Christmas would be complete without the sound of bagpipes. Everywhere from the piazzas of Rome to remote hillside villages, the Zampognari鈥
Italians have a special relationship with baccal脿; the salt-dried cod from the northern reaches of Europe is a Christmas Eve favourite and, in Decembe鈥
This Christmas, if you鈥檙e thinking of giving a gift with an Italian theme, then look no further: here are five ideas for adding a little Dolce Vita to鈥
While fleeing the Syrian King, Antichus, the first Jews began arriving in Rome as far back as 160 BC; creating one of the oldest Jewish communities in鈥
It would be fair to say that Italians are passionate about coffee. So much so, you would think they had discovered it. They didn鈥檛. To make up for thi鈥
From the staple of student cuisine to the tables of the Vatican, in bakes and Bolognese; even collages made at nursery school, can there be a more ver鈥
天美传媒 attracts over forty-three million visitors each year* and over four million of these visit the Vatican City. In 2005 over twenty-three thousand鈥
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