tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105550642011-04-21T19:30:41.491-07:00livinginitalyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490413028858367850noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10555064.post-1124075598529409832005-08-14T20:09:00.000-07:002005-08-14T20:13:18.540-07:00Yes, finally got across to Italy. Now settled in our new home nr Cortona.<br /><br />Actually, we've been here nearly five months but have been so busy 'doing the tourist thing' that there has been little time to update anything, not even our blog! :(<br /><br />Anyway, we do have a number of websites that we 'try' to keep current ...... <a href="http://www.livinginitaly.co.uk">www.livinginitaly.co.uk</a>, <a href="http://www.property.livinginitaly.co.uk">www.property.livinginitaly.co.uk</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.renters.it">www.renters.it</a> let us know what you think.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10555064-112407559852940983?l=whyitaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>livinginitalyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490413028858367850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10555064.post-1107275475964397362005-02-01T08:16:00.000-08:002005-02-01T08:32:21.506-08:00During all the time we've been planning our relocation to Italy, some 18 months now, we've only been asked 'Why Italy?' the once. <br /> <br />It was a person that my partner and I both used to work with, he was a friendly sort .... though like most in the company, not one to 'go out of his way' to do you a favour. That seems part of the 'culture' here in the UK now though ......... <br /> <br />Anyway, in the video shop, we bumped into each other and my partner got into 'full swing' doing the catching up. Telling him where we'd been, who we'd met and what we'd done over the 3 years since we last had seen him. <br /> <br />After telling him of the 'forthcoming adventure', he paused and said ........ 'Why Italy?' <br /> <br />My partner and I both looked at each other in amazement. Had he ever heard of Italy?, seen pictures even? why didn't he share our love for Italy? ...... was he mad? <br /> <br />Normally, people fall over themselves to express delight with the very mention of Italy. Its history, its culture, its people, its cuisine, its music (the list goes on!) . <br /> <br />Just one man out of the hundreds (literally) has asked that question ..... I wonder why? <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10555064-110727547596439736?l=whyitaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>livinginitalyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490413028858367850noreply@blogger.com0