You’ll discover:
· Why you shouldn’t buy alcohol at Duty Free at the airport
· What construction is like in Italy
· Updates on our project that includes a cooking school, restaurant, bar, and store
· Just how many house Paul has renovated (Hint, it’s enough that if you need any advice, just send him an email!)
· The weird challenges that you face when basically renovating a huge stone structure
· What recycling really means to us now in Italy
· How guilds control some aspects of business in Italy
· Older Italians view of older buildings like ours, and why they want modern and new homes
· The cost of antiques here (due to the point above)
· What borage is and why Paul and Casey went hunting for it
· A recipe for a local Puglia specialty: Favetta
· What kind of trees you’ll find along the country roads in Puglia and why (NOT the olive trees in this case)
· Why the cuisine of Puglia is la cucina povera
· Our take on Italian restaurants and why they are so popular throughout the world
· Paul’s shopping routine
· Some surprises we found during construction
