It is the 6o year anniversary of the Palio dei Somari or donkey races. It started yesterday with the festivities and the dinners at the taverne. I cannot get enough of these flag throwers and drummers.

Hi Guys! I am doing a video on the 10 Question Move to Italy Regret Test. Here is the downloadable PDF of the test and the scoring criteria. Test your readiness to make the move and tell us about your score!

Hi Guys, We are heading back to Florence next week and whenever we go I think about Walter Moretti and his family. He taught me all about real Italian leather handbags and we have bene great friends ever since. When you go visit him, let him know you are friends of ours. He loves our guys and says it makes his day when you arrive. Here is the first video I did featuring him and his shop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyb83UdBPi0

New members here. Just returned from our first trip to Calabria. We stayed in the hills close to Caminia beach. Absolutely loved it! Had a rental car and visited small hillside towns and castles. Had some great dinners in tiny restaurants. One week was way too short. Coming back in autumn with 3 weeks in Scalea and 1 month in Puglia.

Here are a couple more stills we shot yesterday with the amazing Mario who was until recently a professional chef and a very, very good one. In this scene he has to find a home for his uncle's dog Gigi and finds a way to stick Nancy with her. Of course Nancy ends up loving Gigi who becomes part of the family but initially she does not want a dog. She has never had one, has no idea what to do with one, etc. We were laughing so hard. Mario was completely hilarious and Gigi was just so cute!