How I miss Italy. Went to school in Perugia, met my relatives, walked miles on cobblestone streets, ate the best food in the world, and never gained an ounce. When I returned to the US, it felt so lonely... no groups of Nonnas gossiping on the steps, no people arguing and gesturing., nobody sauntering with the sole purpose to enjoy life. Just cars and empty sidewalks.
The churches/temples of the world are some of my favorite places to visit. I have to say that I'm very impressed with the graphics you've employed in this video. Keep up the good work.
@@Elatenl it looks you don't know anything about the economy of my region, please tell me about what we mostly produce here... I guess you have no idea. Anyway please don't come because the touristic industry is destroying it. Thank you
@@Elatenl I am just protecting my region from touristic industry which is destroying it. Please try to understand instead of being against me for no reason. Anyway you have just showed up you have no idea about the economy of my region so please assume that maybe you also don't know how many damages the touristic industry made.
Don’t hate me but seeing European beaches makes me glad to live in Australia. Of course the towns and cities in Europe that are around the beaches are infinitely more interesting that what we have here.
You should learn the Italian words to Volare/nel blu di pinto...as this is the birthplace of Domenico Modugno ...check out the statue! Beautiful town and beach
Hi Mark‼️ Love your specialized knowledge about traveling the countries, cities, towns, villages of the world. If you were going to live in one town or city in the 7% tax scheme of Italy with a population of 10K to 20K Where would you choose and why? Thank you so very much in advance for your answer to this question. Love to You and your Family!
Enjoyed watching your uploads. Any idea as to what to expect in the first couple weeks of October so far as restaurants/bars being open and the weather? We've a 4 day break mostly centred around bologna but an option to fly into Bari for an overnighter...a taste of the south for a future trip. Looks beautiful. Thanks in advance 😊
We finally got a chance to do a cruise around Italy a couple of months ago and seeing everything from the water gives you a new perspective. Having around 400 of our digital nomadic friends with us on the ship really was exciting as well. We travel 100% of the time around the world and we never do winter times as we change hemispheres also. Good to see you producing to notch videos with a lot of information.
Mark, as a now retired regional hotel director internationally, and former tour company manager, I have one pressing question for my favorite fellow traveler. Did your oldest son start a rival channel on his own? 😂 I mean, lately, it's only you, your wife, and one kid. Whassup, my friend? Also, I can no longer eat octopus after watching My Octopus Teacher movie... thankfully, there isn't a movie about steer (ummmm)😂
@@Elatenl again you don't know what the economy of my region is about and you said false things about it... why? Furthermore I am just speaking about a topic why do you speak about crying? Nobody is crying here. It looks you can't face a discussion and you just try to offend people, why?
Thanks, Puglia looks like a good alternative for beaches in Italy. / You look like you’re having a good summer trip. You might have covered this in other videos but tips for traveling in summer Europe in general might be good. Make reservations for things and book early are what come to mind. Cheers, happy travels.
@@juahahaha I love riding on my Vespa and eating linguine and clams. And I love to spread the Gospel. First the Amalfi coast. Sicilia. Then Puglia. I would love to conduct a clinic in your town. Can I count on your help? A place to stay?
NEVER say "ciao" to strangers!!! It is an informal greeting used among friends only. It is considered rude, especially to the older folks. Say Buona Sera -"SEHR ah" or Buona Serata. "Serh AH ta." The accent changes with the addition of a syllable. If that's too much, just say Salve, "SAL veh" accent on the Sal.
@@juahahaha I agree! That holds true of most of Italy. One of the Napoli groups I belong to on FB published, with great pleasure, the hordes visiting Pompeii! NOoooooooooooo! I wanted to scream BASTA! They're destroying everything. I visited Salerno in March, I'm not a tourist, I was there for family reasons, and I am very disheartened to see the cruise monster barges are now docking there. Hopefully, the chattel will disembark, ohh and ahh at the sterile, new Piazza Independenza and go back to their floating theme parks.
@@juahahahaI was a kid of 11 when my mom and I visited Bari in 1958. We were there to visit an uncle who was in a retirement home for priests in Bisceglie and mom thought Bari would be better to stay as we visited him every day. We stayed right on the Lungomare. I think the hotel was called the Savoia. There was a beautiful dining terrace on the first (second for americans) floor and our waiter doted on me. Back then, a lot more Italians spoke English so even tho my mom was fluent and I was learning, he liked to practice because he had been a POW in Texas and always joked that he wanted to be a cowboy! 😂😂 The beach was right across the boulevard and was still clean, wide and uncrowded. I liked it very much and I love the Pugliese. In fact, I have uncovered some evidence that my family may have originated in Puglia but we are well established in Campania for 400 years. However, there was a collateral ancestor who was a high Church official in Gravina and I was surprised to find he had been born there. Everyone assumes he had grown up in the family seat and was assigned to Gravina. The Greek origins of my name are another clue but it bears more investigation.
@@juahahaha I totally understand and agree. I see what the hordes of ill mannered tourists are doing and I'm also disturbed by the number of ex-pats who have no connection to Italian culture and heritage, especially that of our beloved Mezzogiorno coming and doing their remote jobs, not integrating and creating ex-pat communities who deliberately do not blend in.
Great vids…but honestly, I have been to beaches all over Europe. Even the “best” ones. If a beach vacation is your thing…Europe ain’t you place. Head to the Carolinas or Southern Cal, Australia, south East Asia, Central and South America…because honestly European beaches are a huge let down. Go to Europe for the cities, the culture or the skiing…but beaches? Even the best of them? Meh
Are you saying that because Mediterranean beaches tend to be rocky beaches? If that's the case Portugal will have all sand beaches and has a climate like California.
@@TruthInspector well, I am in Puglia right now and it's crazy full of tourists, I think it's good you think it sucks so at least you and maybe other people won't come but it looks too many people think it's a place worthy to visit. Anyway the less people will come the better it will be. Or don't come in summer at least because belive me now it's really too crowded
How I miss Italy. Went to school in Perugia, met my relatives, walked miles on cobblestone streets, ate the best food in the world, and never gained an ounce. When I returned to the US, it felt so lonely... no groups of Nonnas gossiping on the steps, no people arguing and gesturing., nobody sauntering with the sole purpose to enjoy life. Just cars and empty sidewalks.
Great video! Puglia is a gem, truly representative of old Italy. And the food is deliiiiiiiiiicious!!!
Thank you for all your hard work, and your honesty. We appreciate you so much! All great information.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
Hi Mark. I really enjoy all your travel vlogs. I always learn a ton! 😊 Thank you!
The churches/temples of the world are some of my favorite places to visit.
I have to say that I'm very impressed with the graphics you've employed in this video. Keep up the good work.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic business is killing our region
@@juahahahaBut doesn’t the city rely tourism dollars?
Hey Mark, awesome video
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
Love your videos
Looks amazing 👍🎶😊
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@juahahaha I would if I could.
Just a fun fact, Volare was the first song to win the Eurovision song contest, I think back in 1956.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@Elatenl it looks you don't know anything about the economy of my region, please tell me about what we mostly produce here... I guess you have no idea. Anyway please don't come because the touristic industry is destroying it. Thank you
@@Elatenl I am just protecting my region from touristic industry which is destroying it. Please try to understand instead of being against me for no reason. Anyway you have just showed up you have no idea about the economy of my region so please assume that maybe you also don't know how many damages the touristic industry made.
I love your videos ❤️
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
Don’t hate me but seeing European beaches makes me glad to live in Australia. Of course the towns and cities in Europe that are around the beaches are infinitely more interesting that what we have here.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
Australia would be hard to be beat, except for Hawaii
The thing with European beaches is once you saw one you saw em all. No sea life, no waves, extremely overcrowded.
Oz is one massive desert, is it not?
@@OnceABustAlwaysABustthere is plenty of sea life in Italy.
You should learn the Italian words to Volare/nel blu di pinto...as this is the birthplace of Domenico Modugno ...check out the statue! Beautiful town and beach
My mom's side of the family is from that area. Bari and Mola.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
Hi Mark‼️ Love your specialized knowledge about traveling the countries, cities, towns, villages of the world. If you were going to live in one town or city in the 7% tax scheme of Italy with a population of 10K to 20K Where would you choose and why? Thank you so very much in advance for your answer to this question. Love to You and your Family!
Enjoyed watching your uploads. Any idea as to what to expect in the first couple weeks of October so far as restaurants/bars being open and the weather? We've a 4 day break mostly centred around bologna but an option to fly into Bari for an overnighter...a taste of the south for a future trip. Looks beautiful. Thanks in advance 😊
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Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
Hey everyone, is polignano a mare easy to find parking in for a day trip or overnight stay?
Just what Italy needs. Does everyrhing has to be advertised for the illiterati?
We finally got a chance to do a cruise around Italy a couple of months ago and seeing everything from the water gives you a new perspective. Having around 400 of our digital nomadic friends with us on the ship really was exciting as well. We travel 100% of the time around the world and we never do winter times as we change hemispheres also. Good to see you producing to notch videos with a lot of information.
Better? It's just different and yes, it's a beautiful place (all the Puglia is a wonderful place).
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
Nice to hear the birds in the background. I think they might be
Swifts
Or house martins
Or swallows.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@juahahaha no plans to, we have swifts here :)
@@alicequayle4625 thank you, I just ask all of you to respect a land that gets violated often :-)
Peccato dovevate andare x un percorso culinario da osteria meraviglioso vicino la statua del grande Domenico Modugno 😮
Quale è il nome della osteria?
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Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
I will be a visitor so I’m ok with paying and leaving the free beaches for the people who live there .
Mark, as a now retired regional hotel director internationally, and former tour company manager, I have one pressing question for my favorite fellow traveler. Did your oldest son start a rival channel on his own? 😂 I mean, lately, it's only you, your wife, and one kid. Whassup, my friend?
Also, I can no longer eat octopus after watching My Octopus Teacher movie... thankfully, there isn't a movie about steer (ummmm)😂
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@Elatenl again you don't know what the economy of my region is about and you said false things about it... why? Furthermore I am just speaking about a topic why do you speak about crying? Nobody is crying here. It looks you can't face a discussion and you just try to offend people, why?
Bro like where do you live? 🌎.
Thanks, Puglia looks like a good alternative for beaches in Italy. / You look like you’re having a good summer trip. You might have covered this in other videos but tips for traveling in summer Europe in general might be good. Make reservations for things and book early are what come to mind. Cheers, happy travels.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
O man this is giving me a jones to hit Italy! Ugh!
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@juahahaha I love riding on my Vespa and eating linguine and clams. And I love to spread the Gospel. First the Amalfi coast. Sicilia. Then Puglia. I would love to conduct a clinic in your town. Can I count on your help? A place to stay?
Polignano a Mare town isn’t that amazing IMO, the beach is good but I’d rather go to Monopoli, Gallipoli or Otranto for a good beach town.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@juahahaha and you’re getting a lot of money from it since you’re the poorest region in italy
8:33 This one is definitely not true, everyone spoke Italian with me
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@juahahaha if not tourist no soldi mio amico !
NEVER say "ciao" to strangers!!! It is an informal greeting used among friends only. It is considered rude, especially to the older folks.
Say Buona Sera -"SEHR ah" or Buona Serata. "Serh AH ta." The accent changes with the addition of a syllable. If that's too much, just say Salve, "SAL veh" accent on the Sal.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@juahahaha I agree! That holds true of most of Italy. One of the Napoli groups I belong to on FB published, with great pleasure, the hordes visiting Pompeii! NOoooooooooooo! I wanted to scream BASTA! They're destroying everything. I visited Salerno in March, I'm not a tourist, I was there for family reasons, and I am very disheartened to see the cruise monster barges are now docking there. Hopefully, the chattel will disembark, ohh and ahh at the sterile, new Piazza Independenza and go back to their floating theme parks.
@@juahahahaI was a kid of 11 when my mom and I visited Bari in 1958. We were there to visit an uncle who was in a retirement home for priests in Bisceglie and mom thought Bari would be better to stay as we visited him every day. We stayed right on the Lungomare. I think the hotel was called the Savoia. There was a beautiful dining terrace on the first (second for americans) floor and our waiter doted on me. Back then, a lot more Italians spoke English so even tho my mom was fluent and I was learning, he liked to practice because he had been a POW in Texas and always joked that he wanted to be a cowboy! 😂😂 The beach was right across the boulevard and was still clean, wide and uncrowded. I liked it very much and I love the Pugliese. In fact, I have uncovered some evidence that my family may have originated in Puglia but we are well established in Campania for 400 years. However, there was a collateral ancestor who was a high Church official in Gravina and I was surprised to find he had been born there. Everyone assumes he had grown up in the family seat and was assigned to Gravina. The Greek origins of my name are another clue but it bears more investigation.
@@tinalettieri ok, thanks for sharing, I am just trying to protect my region, I hope you can understand
@@juahahaha I totally understand and agree. I see what the hordes of ill mannered tourists are doing and I'm also disturbed by the number of ex-pats who have no connection to Italian culture and heritage, especially that of our beloved Mezzogiorno coming and doing their remote jobs, not integrating and creating ex-pat communities who deliberately do not blend in.
Great vids…but honestly, I have been to beaches all over Europe. Even the “best” ones. If a beach vacation is your thing…Europe ain’t you place. Head to the Carolinas or Southern Cal, Australia, south East Asia, Central and South America…because honestly European beaches are a huge let down. Go to Europe for the cities, the culture or the skiing…but beaches? Even the best of them? Meh
I’m not sure you’ve been to the best ones then 😅
Close your eyes and toss a coin on a map of Sardegna, Italy. That's how I choose the best beach to go for holidays😂😂😂😂
That's very bad advice you're giving 😂
what are you talking about? sardinia, corsica, sicily, apulia, elba, grosetto just in italy are amazing places for beaches
Are you saying that because Mediterranean beaches tend to be rocky beaches? If that's the case Portugal will have all sand beaches and has a climate like California.
Would love to visit Italy but that will unfortunately have to wait till they don't have a fascist prime Minister. Again.
Please don't come to Puglia, the touristic busibess is killing our region
@@juahahaha I don't think you have to worry about it it sounds like it sucks
@@TruthInspector well, I am in Puglia right now and it's crazy full of tourists, I think it's good you think it sucks so at least you and maybe other people won't come but it looks too many people think it's a place worthy to visit. Anyway the less people will come the better it will be. Or don't come in summer at least because belive me now it's really too crowded
Full of tourist traps and scams.😂😂😂❤