It may be Berlusconi's birthday today, but for all of you who say to stop complaining about Berlusconi, he's been democratically elected, should read this:
Ciro is what you want to look out for from Calabria. Calabrian wines are not generally known for their outstanding quality, but some good full-bodied reds can be had. Best estate Santa Venere (www.santavenere.com). Better distributed Librandi (www.librandi.it). No idea about availability in Ohio.
As Alma said, we are regularly in Villa, looking after a plot of land for an absent landlord. Looks like I may soon be coming that way even more often. We have lived just above Santo Stefano. Love the wee Trattoria in Villa. Friendly service and good value food. Ask the padrone for his homemade liqueurs!There is a networking group for the Lunigiana and someone recently started a walking group within it. She was going to start up some more walks in the autumn when it's not so hot. Get yourselves logged in on www.ourlunigiana.com for any info on the local expat community.
Welcome to Liguria. We've been down the valley from you for 5 years and are very happy. Susan has been teaching English in Brugnato, not far from you. It's always best to use locals to do work for you. It helps the local economy and your own standing amongst your neighbours.
Hi Antonietta,Employement is difficult to come by unless you someone who knows someone, if you know what I mean. Even our Italian neighbour, who was looking for work for 2 years, eventually replaced a cousin on maternity leave within a family company. Health service, I'm comparing to National Health in the UK. It is free here and queues in hospitals are almost unheard of. We both have had minor admittances to A&E, as did my mother on visit, we were always seen almost immediately, appropriate tests were carried out with immediate results and administration of suitable drugs and seing a specialist. My first experience of the Italian health sytem was a during a business visit to Italy. I suffered a bladder and kidney infection, which had been left to simmer, because I was still awaiting results of tests from my GP in the UK. Had he had the resources to do all the tests and an immediate consultation with a urologist, the whole thing would have easily been brought under control. The result was that I was ill on and off for some 6 months. The whole experience, admittance, tests, scans, X-ray, consultation, took for 4 hours and was free. In England I had to wait 3 months before I could see the urologist!
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We found we are being adopted by a multitude of cats. A year ago we had none, now we have 5! They are eating us out of house and home!
Ciro is what you want to look out for from Calabria. Calabrian wines are not generally known for their outstanding quality, but some good full-bodied reds can be had. Best estate Santa Venere (www.santavenere.com). Better distributed Librandi (www.librandi.it). No idea about availability in Ohio.
As Alma said, we are regularly in Villa, looking after a plot of land for an absent landlord. Looks like I may soon be coming that way even more often. We have lived just above Santo Stefano. Love the wee Trattoria in Villa. Friendly service and good value food. Ask the padrone for his homemade liqueurs!There is a networking group for the Lunigiana and someone recently started a walking group within it. She was going to start up some more walks in the autumn when it's not so hot. Get yourselves logged in on www.ourlunigiana.com for any info on the local expat community.
Annec. Will you orgabise another of those trips? Sounds great, you can put me down! There wasn't anything illegal involved too?
No, it's just me being ignorant, but it's not so hazy any more... Floppy dongles? The mind bongles, ehh boggles.
Welcome to Liguria. We've been down the valley from you for 5 years and are very happy. Susan has been teaching English in Brugnato, not far from you. It's always best to use locals to do work for you. It helps the local economy and your own standing amongst your neighbours.
can't wait...
what's a dongle??????????????????
According to this story, beer is good for menopausal women! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8201899.stm
Hi Antonietta,Employement is difficult to come by unless you someone who knows someone, if you know what I mean. Even our Italian neighbour, who was looking for work for 2 years, eventually replaced a cousin on maternity leave within a family company. Health service, I'm comparing to National Health in the UK. It is free here and queues in hospitals are almost unheard of. We both have had minor admittances to A&E, as did my mother on visit, we were always seen almost immediately, appropriate tests were carried out with immediate results and administration of suitable drugs and seing a specialist. My first experience of the Italian health sytem was a during a business visit to Italy. I suffered a bladder and kidney infection, which had been left to simmer, because I was still awaiting results of tests from my GP in the UK. Had he had the resources to do all the tests and an immediate consultation with a urologist, the whole thing would have easily been brought under control. The result was that I was ill on and off for some 6 months. The whole experience, admittance, tests, scans, X-ray, consultation, took for 4 hours and was free. In England I had to wait 3 months before I could see the urologist!