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The newspaper headlines made my day, Fabrizio. I always find it interesting to hear about the towns/cities people are from and how they view them, so this was a lovely post. The ways in which the world is slowly starting to open up is quite interesting. I yearn to be on our land in Portugal, but it appears that it will take a while for the UAE to appear on the list of countries allowed to enter the EU . . . sigh! At least they’ve removed the orange cones from the beach where we live on Sunday, which indicated that the beach was now open and watersports allowed, so I’ve been out with the surfski every morning since then just after sunrise, hugging the mangroves to hear the birds instead of the hum of the city. It feels like a huge freedom. Will you be heading home for a visit then?
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Hi Jolandi, thanks for reading! Yes, I might go there – subject to Bonkers Boris’ announcement on quarantine… I hope you’ll be able to go to Portugal too soon!
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It really feels like the world has gone mad at times. I hope you’ll be able to make it home soon without the burden of quarantine when you get back. My chances to get to Portugal doesn’t look overly great at the moment, as the UAE has issued a decree a couple of days ago preventing citizens and residents from travelling this summer, unless they visit their home country. Anyway, we are pushing ahead with getting the last things done for the habitation licence and working on paperwork to make the ‘permanent’ move in the next couple of months if the restrictions will lift enough for me to get on a plane . . . Fingers crossed.
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Good luck Jolandi! Here Mophair Boris has announced that we can fly to Italy (and other places including St. Pierre-et-Miquelon, ha!) without being quarantined thereafter. But only if you live in England, Wales and Scotland aren’t toeing the line and no one from Northern Ireland has bothered to comment yet.
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Thanks, Fabrizio. That is wonderful news for you. Now you can start making plans. Enjoy!
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The funny headlines combined with the amazing pictures. It was like a comedy, I could imagine those characters in the small town. Great one!
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Thanks a lot MT! 🙂 I have to say, Biella can be pretty comical.
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For real???? A beautiful funny place— great combo. Hope the transition from first time back on public transit to international travel isn’t too daunting. I’m not there yet, on either.
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I’ll let you know how it went, Caroline. Wearing a mask (here it’s only mandatory if you are on public transport or if the shop mandates it) made me feel super sleepy so I’m probably going to snooze the entire flight…
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Wishing you a safe trip home Fabrizio!
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Thanks! Now waiting for a puff of white smoke to rise from No. 10…
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Those headlines are hilarious and the photos are gorgeous. What a fabulous hometown.
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In fairness Biella is often a lot duller than these headlines can hint at. For instance right now there’s a massive brouhaha on a roundabout. Yes, a roundabout. First page.
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Fabulous.
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Oh this is gold Fabrizio! Thanks for the laughs. And for the wonderful photographs. What a unique place you’re hometown is 🙂
Alison
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Thanks Alison for reading! We are a funny bunch aren’t we.
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Petrol in the cafetiere! Is that an accident, I wonder…
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A good % of my fellow Bieleis are, effectively, pickled in grappa. It wasn’t until I was 10 that I realised that in the rest of Italy people don’t drink espresso and a small glass of white wine at the bar, unlike most of our pensioners.
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Hmm. I’ll keep that in mind for when I turn into a pensioner.
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Me too!
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That’s quite a collection of headlines for one town. We generally turn to Florida when we want to read about oddballs. Good luck with traveling. Thanks to our “brilliant” leadership things are going from bad to worse around here, it may be another year before a real trip is viable.
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Yes, I guess this is a fitting ending for his presidency if you think about it.
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