Come once for the Pizza, come again and again for the lifestyle!
I've now been to Italy thrice - once on a working holiday back in 2001, and then again in 2012 - on a working holiday(!), and most recently, a return to Sardinia in 2023! It's truly a beautiful country, very mountainous, surrounded by the Mediterranean (meaning great beaches!), with friendly folk, great food, and mad drivers.
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There's great Wine, Olive plantations (if you're into that sort of thing), Ancient and Medieval history galore, and every town / village is unique!
Back in 2001 I spent 6 weeks working de-montage for EuroCamp - which basically means cleaning up at the end of the season, and packing everything away.
We cleaned up several campsites in Cecina (Livorno) and Sardinia, before moving on to Corsica.
Probably the most memorable event during this fantastic trip was waking up in the campsite on the 1st morning, to find that the Twin Towers had just collapsed (I didn't say it was a positive event, did I?).
Once we'd gotten over the shock of that though, it turned into one of the best working vacations ever.
The second time I visited Italy was in 2012, when I was lucky enough to be sent on a Six-Sigma Green Belt course in Rome. We spent a week in a 4-star Sheraton (all inclusive, obviously :)), and I was even able to take Asia with me.
More recently, our trip to the Island of Sardinia saw us exploring the Southern half of the island, with some of the most beautiful coastlines in Europe. Bliss.
