> Tried with my handwriting (in italian) and the performance wasn't that stellar.

Same here, for diaries/journals written in mixed Swedish/English/Spanish and with absolutely terrible hand-writing.

I'd love for the day where the writing is on the wall for handwriting recognition, which is something I bet on when I started with my journals, but seems that day has yet to come. I'm eager to get there though so I can archive all of it!