054: Catch-Up Italian Style

After a long hiatus (we were super, super busy), we are back with a podcast catching you up on everything that’s been happening since we last broadcast. Have a subject you’d like us to cover, let us know in the comments. Topics we cover: •  Our experience being actors in August [caption id="attachment_2164" align="alignleft" width="225"] Our ugly beards![/caption] •  How we had to grow our beards out in the middle of a heatwave in August •  Our experience on set and the characters we played •  How hot it was on set •  Why we got to name our characters with our real names       •  Paul’s family from the Fresno California area that visited •  How Paul’s uncle refused to come back to Italy when he was 16 and instead went to Chicago and then Fresno, where he settled and had kids.  Michael is his grandson •  How his cousin did come back to Italy eventually for an arranged marriage •  How many of the Terlizzi descendants still live in the Fresno area •  And the other areas they have settled as well •  How all immigrants tend to settle in the same area •  Our visitors from Israel •  What Israelis are like as guests •  A funny story the grandfather of the group told us relating to his name being Jesus •  Our friend John Herbst visiting from NYC •  The skit that John always compares our podcast to: [embed]https://youtu.be/bPpcfH_HHH8[/embed] •  The group who came with the charity we donate to every year, Family Equality •  Why we believe you should use Google Maps, NOT GPS when traveling in Italy •  All the industries smartphones have destroyed, watches, digital cameras, notebooks, calendars, GPS units, maps, etc. •  Our friends Sarah and Erwin from Brussels who visit us every year •  Patrick Brunner our friend from NYC and LA who visited us, and how he had a very hard time getting here for over a year •  Our other regular guests, Angel and John from Boston who came with their group of friends • How Paul drove them around to some different and off-the-beaten-path places in Puglia and to the Amalfi coast •  Some sights to avoid in Puglia •  How we can customize tours for you when you come visit •  Our friend Matt who also came to visit his husband Chantry at the end of their honeymoon •  Our culinary tour that we had this year •  And our new culinary tour for May 2018.  If you’d like more information, check it out here •  Our friend Daniel Miller and his crew that came to visit •  Paul’s quick vacation to San Diego to see his daughter Nikki •  How he got to go fishing with Nikki and Matt (her fiancé). If you’re in the San Diego area and want to have a great fishing experience, look him up here. •  How Puglia is not great about tasting and wine tours, but quite a few guest this year had really great experiences and the local wineries •  Paul had quick trip to Paris and all the amazing food he had there and brought back, especially the blood sausage •  Paul's love of the food stands and flea markets in Paris •  The group of Hungarians that came to finish off the season •  How Hungarian is one of the hardest languages in the world to learn (a point covered in my 3-Point Thursday Newsletter. Sign up to get it below!) •  The good times to visit us, especially if you are only looking for a room or two •  How great the end of September and October is in Puglia, almost like a second spring