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Owner with @kelda68 of @casalevolpe, delightfully secluded little B&B in Le Marche, Central Italy. Cyclists welcomed with open arms.

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Such great energy!!!!

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Thanks for dinner, my friends!!!!

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The thing about living in a small community is enjoying wonderful evenings like this, where familiar faces greet one another and clink glasses. This evening was the grand opening of the new oleificio (the place you take your olives to be pressed and turned into beautiful, bright green oil). Such warmth, community and a sense of caring about the food we consume. Plus, flowing wine, porchetta panini and, of course, olive oil to taste. It's just a real shame we don't have any olives to harvest this year. Oh well, we can't win them all.

#oleificio #oliveoil #villagelife #santangeloinpontano

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Pretty much the perfect birthday lunch (his, not mine) at @ristorante_emilia_portonovo, with the sound of the sea lapping near our feet, wonderful service, heavenly food and wine, and excellent company. How envious I am of anyone who has a birthday in the summer, but how lucky I am to be able to fully enjoy it too.

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After what has felt like the longest birthday celebrations ever (thank you to EVERYONE that came from far and wide and made it so special), @curdins finally turns 60 today. Tanti auguri, you absolute wally 💓

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“Will my car manage to get to the end of this road?” I asked myself while driving down to @casalevolpe in my mum’s old banger. The drive down was intense for my nerves, but when I got there I kind of hoped the car would never manage the way back up again, so that I could stay in this peaceful place a little longer. Spoiler alert: it sadly drove back up the hill, and easily.

I met @kelda68 and @curdins on Instagram (see, social media are useful at times!). They came to spend one night at my @borgoloretello ages ago and I always promised I’d visit them back. And so I did, one rainy Monday in August.

@casalevolpe is an actual B&B, in the truest sense of the word. You are in Kelda and Mike’s home, sharing their space and their way of life. Kelda is a great cook and I was lucky enough to savour some of the best fried courgette flowers and sage leaves, followed by homemade tagliatelle with tomato sauce, all from their garden.
We had a few drinks while the chickens pecked away at the rhubarb and we told each other stories from our lives, spanning work, politics, business and our shared love for Le Marche.

Kelda and Mike are not expats (hideous word), but emigrated here almost 10 years ago. They are fully integrated into the local community, speak Italian fluently and, by now, I bet they are more Marchigiani than most Marchigiani.

I’m so looking forward to coming back soon, this time with my husband and his real wife, the bike, so that he and Mike can ride through the beautiful hills around the casale. And yes, I will at last learn how to make handmade pasta, and it will be thanks to this lovely English lady!
Now the real dilemma: do I share finds like this with our travel design clients, or keep them all to myself?
I suppose sharing Le Marche is kind of the point. Bugger

Photos @elisa.generali

#merrylemarche #casalevolpe #lemarche

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Yesterday's shenanigans included celebrating the birthday boy with amazing food, friends and music!

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🎶Urbisaglia è uno di quei posti dove la gente ha il piacere della musica nel cuore🎶

🏰Bellissimo borgo, bellissima piazza, bellissima serata!

Ve se vole bene!♥️

Ci vediamo al prossimo Live!🪩

📸Ph by amazing @ktarag

#aftereightband #borghiditalia #lemarche #livemusicband #livetour

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Pizza and beer fest in town tonight with a live band. The temperature cooled down enough and with a breeze, made it tolerable! I don't know how this crew did all of this for so many hours!

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