Ipomea Club Ricadi

... She would be full of shock if I didn't fix my own button when she spent time teaching me the secret fool proof way to secure them for a lifetime.... or close enough!
So I sewed, and sipped tea. Eventually Anna decided we needed to go out (and so she could get her hair cut) and off we went to hang out at Cousin Maria's Shoe Store in Vibo, where there were no people, half the stores were closing early, and all the signage out in the street was being coerced into ...

... family, and seeing the little things that remind me of family. True to Italian/Family form, I am here, being loved and cared for just as if they've known me all my life. (I have arrived at my Zio/Uncle Ciccio's home in Sant'Onofrio in Calabria). But comes with the good, here is where frustration lies for me. Why do I focus so ******* what people are trying to share with me, to the point of giving myself a splitting ...

... for hikers. It is close to the Serre, a forested hinterland particularly known for its delicious mushrooms, and in the far north to the rugged mountain range of the Aspromonte with a wild and untouched nature, which is also a popular destination for hikers.

Getting to know Calabria, however, does not only mean bathing in the sea, exploring cities and landscapes and visiting artworks. It also means learning to understand and love the ...

... je van een uitzicht wil genieten. Als we in het half donker de rest van de berg oplopen wanen we ons een beetje in de film van "Spoorloos" waarin ook een stel ingaat op een uitnodiging en uiteindelijk levend begraven worden door een psychopaat. Boven op de berg aangekomen staan we inderdaad voor een in aanbouw zijnd huis omheind door een groot hekwerk van stalen spiesen. De contouren van het huis verraden ...

... were a bit afraid at first because she barreled out of her stall and began running around, full force). Paul managed to take her by the bit, and I snapped a picture of the two of
them. We sat and chatted in their house for a few hours, and we met their son, Giuseppe, and his wife and daughters. They were born and raised in Switzerland, and only moved to Calabria five years ago. Giuseppe was nice enough to offer us a ride to the station early the next morning, and ...

... stay in. Not only did we get a great place, but George called his brother Mike (who was back visiting San Giorgio di Morgeto) who with his niece ended up picking us up from the train station, driving us to our hotel to leave our bags, drove us up the mountain to San Giorgio, and showed us around town! Oh and they picked us up at our hotel the next day and drove us back to the train station! Amazing people. It was only fitting after our ...

... I have written a little about him before and posted pictures - he is Italy's most popular religious figure of the last century and a very high proportion of Italian homes, shops and offices display a picture or statue of him. At 31 years of age, in 1918 he received the stigmata (there is much dispute about this, many people accuse him of faking it), not long after being transferred to San Giovanni Rotondo, and he spent the rest of his life preaching and ministering to the ...

... times. Of course we were curious to see this place as it was all very matter of fact. So up we went, and found a beautiful site overlooking the country and sea with an open air church and two fenced in squares stating the exact dates when Jesus appeared there. Very unusual and for me very strange and rather funny - I can't imagine ever seeing a sign like that in Australia that's for sure!

... language schools in Italy and the only certified language school in Calabria. Our mission statement is to immerse the student/vacationer, as much as possible, into southern Italian culture to facilitate the acquisition of Italian reading, writing and speaking skills under the tutelage of qualified native Italian speakers. Each year, the Piccola Università Italiana serves close ...

... into forms of vernacular, the language of the common people. In the XIIIth century, the vernacular grew further and further away from Latin itself to become a separate literary language the Cantico delle Creature (Song of ALL Creatures) by St. Francis of Assisi was probably written in 1225 and is the earliest poetic work ...