The oldest Italian-American newspaper in the US recently published an interview with us, in the wake of the recent publication of our book “I Can’t Believe We Live Here.” It’s all about the logistics of our move to Soriano nel Cimino Italy (including documents for three cats!) , our balcony concerts during the lockdowns, our Little Roads Europe itinerary business, our performing and concert organizing, and our new lives in this place that we call home.

We recently visited the fantastic and expansive (but not expensive) Museo Nazionale di Villa Giungi in Lucca, Tuscany. Hint: You can go for free on the first Sunday of each month, but normally it’s only 4 euro!
Something we noticed throughout the was how frequently animals - real or mythical - played into the art. Here are a handful of them - dogs, cats, lions, serpents, mythical creatures - sculpted, painted, inlaid in wood, carved into marble.

To mark Liberation Day in Italy - 25 aprile - we thought we’d post this excerpt from our new memoir, “I Can’t Believe We Live Here,” the story of how we came to move to Italy, and how we fared while global pandemic lockdowns halted the world. The episode recounted below occurred one month into Italy's strict lockdowns, when we had trouble telling what day it was.

On our recent itinerary research trip to Ireland, we found a lot of great new places to eat. Here are some pics from our favorites.