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