Skip to content
MENUMENU
  • Home
  • Eventual Expat
  • Perpetual Expat
        • Perpetual Expat – Documents and Registrations
        • Perpetual Expat Daily Life
          • Bite Sized Daily LifeBit and Sods. Daily life in Italy.
        • Language, Government and Culture Links
  • Travels
  • Galleries

The Slow Tourist

Tag: daily life

Olive Harvest

Daily Life The Perpetual Expat May 21, 2020May 23, 2020 by rsetzer99

Raccogliere – To collect or harvest Country living in Abruzzo means the rhythm of life is heavily influenced by the grape and olive harvests. The grape harvest tends to be a more industrial affair, but the olives are often a family and community event.  In Abruzzo it seems everyone has at least a few olive …

Continue Reading
orange cat sleeping on white bed

Expat Fatigue

Daily Life The Perpetual Expat March 31, 2020August 24, 2020 by rsetzer99

The subject of Expat Fatigue appears frequently on Facebook expat groups and other forums. It comes in various forms, and often more than once during the assimilation process.  Expat Fatigue is what happens when the initial bloom wears off and you are left with just day to day life. When the food is no longer …

Continue Reading

Andrà Tutto Bene. Italy and the Corona Virus

Daily Life The Perpetual Expat March 17, 2020May 24, 2020 by mc zet

Andrà Tutto Bene. It means – Everything is going to be ok. This has become the unofficial response from ordinary Italians to this nationwide and worldwide crisis. These homemade banners have been appearing everywhere. As of today, we have officially been on nationwide lockdown for a week. These steps have been taken for several reasons. …

Continue Reading
Photo by Philip Schroeder on Unsplash

Paddle Stops

Daily Life The Perpetual Expat March 8, 2020May 23, 2020 by mc zet

Sooner or later while driving in Italy you will experience what they call the “Paddle Stop.” You will be driving down the road and there at the side will be a Carabinieri car with a couple of people in their smart Armani designed uniforms. One will be holding a little paddle. Green dot on one …

Continue Reading

Art, Outlaws and Friends

Daily Life The Perpetual Expat April 3, 2019May 12, 2020 by mc zet

I had the great joy to meet Luciano Caravaggio recently. He is a retired gentleman living in a comfortable home in Abruzzo with his wife and son. Luciano is a self described “outlaw.” He loves motorcycles and art and is quick with a smile. He was a fantastically talented sculptor and I only use the …

Continue Reading

Posts navigation

Older posts

Translate

© 2021 The Slow Tourist – MinaLite theme by ZThemes