The Italy Foible

We interrupt this program about retiring to Mexico to bring you a short tale on one of the OTHER FOIBLES mentioned above.  For a little while you will have to hear about our two-week trek through Italy to find my grandparents' villages, oh, and see some art, old buildings, eat lots of great food, and drink wonderful wine.

It's getting off to a rough start between the Icelandic volcano spewing ash all over Europe, and the British Air flight attendant strike.  We are supposed to fly into London Heathrow (on BA), transfer to Gatwick and fly to Venice (on BA). The volcano has shut down the airport for a few hours for the last two days.  Our flight is now at least 2 hours late leaving Seattle, but since it appears the plane coming to get us is now in the air, our chances of at least making it to London are improving.  Once there, who knows, but eventually we'll get there.

Check this site over the next few weeks for our brief sidetrip to Italy, then we will resume our normal Mexico programming!!  Ciao, Bella!

Produce

Fresh fruits and veggies are everywhere and so fun to shop for. Open air markets called Tiengas, I think I spelled that right, set up in every village at least once per week.  You can buy everything at these traveling markets.  On the other days you can shop for produce in small stores without doors! Loved the colors and the choices. This one made me laugh, it was the Hawaii produce market in Mexico - complete with paintings of Washington Red and Yellow Delicious apples.

This lady walked around town with mangoes cut into flowers, pineapple wedges and coconut meat for sale. The cups of cut-up fruit are splashed with lime juice and sometimes sprinkled with spicy salt. A really interesting mix of sweet, heat, and salt.

These "baby bananas" are about 4" long and aren't babies at all, just a different variety of banana than what you find in your US supermarket.

Costalegra Real Estate

 Looking to find your own piece of tropical paradise? You can't get better help doing that than talking to my friends at the Coldwell Banker Tropicana office in Barra de Navidad.

Houses, condos or buildable land, they have it all. They are US expats themselves and understand the confusing rules about buying land in Mexico.
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