065: Paul Cappelli
Living Villa Cappelli
So, full warning, this is not a happy podcast. But I just wanted to say a little about Paul and thank you all for your support. For those of you that don’t know, Paul Cappelli passed away this year after a short battle with cancer. From all of us at the Cappelli family — Steven, Connie, Nikki, Casey, and Logan — we want to thank you all of you so, so much for all your support. His creative, amazing, loving, and bigger-than-life spirit and love for all things Italian will live on in everything we do at Villa Cappelli. Forever. Thank you.
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064: Translating Pasta
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We take a lot of pasta names for granted. Sure, we all enjoy “spaghetti,” but do you know what it means? How about “penne” or “fusilli”? In this podcast, we talk about the names of various pastas. And in many cases how the name describes the shape. If you want to see actual pictures of the various pastas, check out all the pics in the show notes. Also, at the end the podcast, we give you a few cooking tips on pasta.
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063: Caremongering, the virus, and gardening — oh my!
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The title pretty much says it all. We talk a little more about the coronavirus in Puglia and how Italians are dealing with things. Luckily the medical system here is very good. We talk Caremongering. A wonderful movement started in Canada. Essentially, it is a movement encouraging acts of kindness or assistance, especially to help vulnerable people, during tough times, like the COVID-19 pandemic. And while it’s not an Italian expression, the sentiment is totally Italian. Typically Caremongering revolves about starting your own local Facebook group. The...
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062: Our experience with the coronavirus in Italy.
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Not much in the way of show notes for this episode guys. And this might be a trend as we focus more on putting out good audio, and not so much on the show notes, so we can do more podcasts. This episode, we catch you up with what life has been like with the coronavirus here in Italy, and more specifically, Puglia. It is definitely a strange time, but very manageable and fine from our perspective. Do you have a question you'd like answered? Anything we didn't cover? Let us know in the comments. And we'll give you updates very soon in the next podcast. Stay safe everyone! Wash and...
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061: Day in the life of running an Italian Villa
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In this episode, we try to give you a bit of behind the scenes look at what it’s like to run a villa, especially from the tour and vacation rental aspect. We cover all sorts of topics, including: • Breakfasts, as far as what we serve and why a simple breakfast is never a simple breakfast • Laundry. Again, while for most a load of laundry here and there during their week is a normal chore. There’s nothing normal about it when you have 10 bedrooms of sheets and towels to wash each week. Plus, you have to head down to hang them up to dry, which is another...
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060: Italian Villa Projects
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In this podcast, we catch you up on the projects we’ve been doing at the villa during our “off time” without guests. From major new interviews to unexpected construction, we’ve had a lot going on.
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The Top 10 reasons to book an Italian villa for your next celebration
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Have a big milestone birthday coming up? Or perhaps an anniversary? Perhaps you’re just looking to travel with a large group of family and friends. Then booking a villa in Italy might is the perfect way to celebrate with family and friends. Here are just a few of the reasons you should book an Italian villa now! 1. It’s more affordable than you think When you stay in a villa in Italy, it will feel like you’re living in luxury, but it’s very affordable. Definitely more affordable than a hotel or resort. According to Lonely Planet travel site, even a...
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058: Real News, Fake Food
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In this podcast, we take a dive into the culinary world and explore where there is a lot of “fake food” out there. From doctored extra virgin olive oils and grated cheese to wine and balsamic vinegar, we give you the real news on fake food. Topics we cover: • How we’ve had a few podcast fans visit this year, including Kendra and her new business: • How often we don’t realize the wool is being pulled over our eyes in regards to food. Here’s a list. Do you have others? Let us know in the comments. Extra Virgin Olive Oil • The corrupt...
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057: It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll
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We move outdoors to sit among the olive trees for our second part of our interview with rock ’n’ roll royalty Jenny Boyd. We talk music, creativity, and her book . Topics we cover: • We talk about Jenny’s second husband • The British invasion • How Brits saw America a land of opportunity • What musicians drive was during the creative process, what they experience when writing a son • What part drugs and alcohol played in the creative process • If they believed everyone has the potential to be creative and how to express yourself...
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056: Jenny Boyd "Rock 'n' Roll Nobility"
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We are finally back after a very very very busy summer. But we couldn't resist making some time to sit down with one of our guests, Jenny Boyd, and talk to her about creative and music and her book . Topics we cover: • We introduce Jenny Boyd, a recent guest at Villa Cappelli • She wrote the book It’s Not Only Rock and Roll . • How Paul grew up with the music Jenny had a first-hand account of this music • How Jenny is a part of rock and roll nobility if you will • How music today doesn’t have the same social relevance as it did in the 60s...
info_outlineEnjoy our interview with our recent guests 10-year-old Geneva and her father Austin, who are traveling the world together.
Topics we cover:
- An introduction to Austin and Geneva who made Villa Cappelli a pit stop on their world tour
- Austin is single father traveling with his daughter Geneva who is 10 years old
- The most recent cities they've visited after traveling for a year and a half
- Whether our not they are in the witness protection program
- Geneva was born in NY
- She's been to 31 countries at the ripe old age of 10
- What her favorite country is (or does she have one?)
- What Austin's favorite countries are
- The country that Austin believes everyone should visit (and surprisingly it's NOT Italy). We should have kicked him out of the villa right then.
- How Austin decided to home school Geneva a couple of years ago based on the advice of one of her teachers
- It was difficult in the beginning, but now Geneva works with her father to design her curriculum
- Austin really wants her to be curious and to know herself
- If you are interested, here are a couple of resource sites for homeschooling:
https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/17/guide-to-the-best-homeschooling-and-unschooling-resources/
- How homeschooling helps you really get to know your child and their strengths of weaknesses
- How Austin and Geneva got to be a part of our harvest tour for 2016 and help us pick olives
- Why Austin decided to have Geneva as a single parent
- The process Austin went through, from surrogacy and more, in order to have Geneva
- And how Geneva's mother was actually Austin's French teacher
- How money wasn't really fulfilling him and why he decided to have Geneva
- Austin's philosophy of people on the color spectrum
- How they talked about changing their last names, and Austin's was Frost and Geneva's was Bagel, which she based on being a name that was used to pick on her in school
- What it's like for Geneva being the child of a gay father
- Does she feel like anything is missing?
- How Geneva has become a little sister to Casey
- The difference between staying at a five-star hotel where no one is talking to each other and staying a Motel 6 where all the guests have BBQs together
- Austin's revelation in when he went for a walk at night and saw a bunch of people in their giant homes
- If travel is part of Geneva's education
- Austin wanted Geneva to see America is not just "it"
- Where Austin and Geneva's home is
- How in America you normally live in stand alone homes, but in Europe and especially Italy, where a majority of people live in apartment buildings, closer together and know their neighbors
- How Italians live at home with their families until they get married
- Whether Geneva would rather be traveling or settled down in a big home, aka "having the American" dream
- Where Geneva feels her home is, everywhere and wherever her dad is
- If you can save $10 a day, you'll have $1200 after 3 months, so you save
- How much more fun Austin and Geneva have had on their most recent trip with a smaller budget
Follow Austin and Geneva on Facebook at PeterTink.
Follow them on Instagram here at https://www.instagram.com/2nomadic/
Here's the Pinky and the Brain opening video we mentioned.