Welcome, Friends and family our goal with this blog is to help you keep tabs on what we've been up to after moving to Italy in 2007, by sharing some of our experiences with you. We have many of our old favorite places yet we always seem to stumble into something really cool just when we think we've seen everything. Our goal is to share these new experiences, along with an occasional wine or travel tip.
Sincerely,
Robert and Leslie Alexander

Christmas in Neive


Neive (where we moved to this past July) had it’s anual mercatino di Natale and of course the new local artist,
Leslie Alexander, set up shop to sell her new work


No festival here in the Langhe, would be complete without the local chapter of 10th Alpini Regiment “Alpini Veci”.
These are former members of the elite mountain corps. Although they see themselves as on “leave” rather than retired veterans. They are always ready to serve up some grappa, wine, vin brule and roasted chestnuts.
FYI - Formed in 1872, they are the oldest active mountain infantry in the world.

How cool taking a “sleigh” ride in an 1,000 year old village.


Some of the local handmade products for sale