Uh oh. Tango sees the suitcases wide open on the floor. Something’s up. “Take me with you!” He pleads. No, the Kitty Cat is not coming along, but he’ll be well-loved while I’m away eating Italian regional specialties… and doing pizza taste-tests.

This will be my 17th year of flying off to Italy and wandering around its regions. This year I’ll do another southern tour. (It was 2011 when I last explored southern Italy. That was ages ago.) On this year’s itinerary: Puglia, Basilicata, Campania, Sardegna… then ending with time in Lombardia’s Milano!

Going “Home”. Ahhh.