I may have to think about raising our prices.
Forbes magazine, the bi-weekly publication for business fat cats and moneyed snobs has anointed Sardinia ‘the best place to spot a star this summer.’
Where you ask? Gallura they say, which according to the woman with the expense account offers “a less-crowded, higher-end alternative to France's oversexed Ibiza”.
Looking to burn off those carbs after overdoing the nosebag (people!)? Why not “go dancing at Nikki Beach”, which as it “plays house beats to an exclusive crowd”, sounds like it may require production of a bank statement to ensure entry.
And when you’ve finished waving your glowstick or hoovering up the gak, relax at the 60-room Hotel Su Gologone - other hotels are available - and enjoy the spring water pool and an impressive collection of Italian art?
Heidi Klum stays there you know! No I've never heard of her either, but I wonder if she fancies a week in Aggius? Don't tell the missus obviously.
Wednesday 23 April 2008
Tuesday 15 April 2008
The Pride of Wales... and Sardinia
Jesus it’s quiet. With the country in the grip of an election – of which the outcome seems to be a forgone conclusion – there seems very little to write about if you’re not interested in Italian politics.
Here in Wales though adopted Welshman Joe Calzaghe - born in London with a Sardinian dad (tenuous links I shit ‘em!) – will take on American Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas this weekend.
Hopkins is, unsurprisingly given his chosen profession, a bit of a hard bastard. Known as ‘The Executioner’, according to the good burghers at Wikkipedia by the age of thirteen he was mugging people for a living and at seventeen had entered the penal system. There he witnessed the rape and murder of a fellow inmate over a packet of cigarettes. It was also where he discovered his passion for boxing.
Calzaghe claims Hopkins is a ‘dirty fighter’ who will probably resort to using the ‘elbow and headbutt’, and indeed one major boxing site boxingscene.com is already running a readers poll on its forums entitled ‘How Many Headbutts In Hopkins vs. Calzaghe?’
More than 20 apparently!
Many - Hopkins included – believe this will be among the biggest tests of Calzaghe’s career. It’s his first fight in the United States and the first time he will have fought as a light heavyweight. It’s also one of the few times that Calzaghe has been drawn into pre-fight verbal spats.
When Hopkins boasted that he "would never let a white boy beat me", Calzaghe retorted, “If he tries to slap me I'll drop the f****** head on the guy, Sardinian style!”
That's good enough for me!
Here in Wales though adopted Welshman Joe Calzaghe - born in London with a Sardinian dad (tenuous links I shit ‘em!) – will take on American Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas this weekend.
Hopkins is, unsurprisingly given his chosen profession, a bit of a hard bastard. Known as ‘The Executioner’, according to the good burghers at Wikkipedia by the age of thirteen he was mugging people for a living and at seventeen had entered the penal system. There he witnessed the rape and murder of a fellow inmate over a packet of cigarettes. It was also where he discovered his passion for boxing.
Calzaghe claims Hopkins is a ‘dirty fighter’ who will probably resort to using the ‘elbow and headbutt’, and indeed one major boxing site boxingscene.com is already running a readers poll on its forums entitled ‘How Many Headbutts In Hopkins vs. Calzaghe?’
More than 20 apparently!
Many - Hopkins included – believe this will be among the biggest tests of Calzaghe’s career. It’s his first fight in the United States and the first time he will have fought as a light heavyweight. It’s also one of the few times that Calzaghe has been drawn into pre-fight verbal spats.
When Hopkins boasted that he "would never let a white boy beat me", Calzaghe retorted, “If he tries to slap me I'll drop the f****** head on the guy, Sardinian style!”
That's good enough for me!
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