It’s been two years since Greg and I last visited Italy, and we’re delighted to be back.

Our plan is to spend three months tootling around this beautiful country; for much of that time we’ll be catching up with friends in places we know and love and, later in the trip, we’ll also venture into a couple of regions new to us — Sardinia and the Aosta Valley.

For now, though, we’re settling back into life here, enjoying those familiar things that haven’t changed, and discovering a few that have.