Hosts Sara & Jessica are back with a couple announcements, news of Berlusconi’s true feelings about Italy, an Italian town declaring independence, & a drop in the number of weddings in the country. Then we speak with special guest Megan McCaffrey-Guerrera about traveling in the Cinque Terre & Liguria.

Eye on Italy News Stories:

• Berlusconi vows to leave “crappy” Italy in conversation recorded by police
• Italian town declares independence
• Weddings in Italy take sharp decrease in last two years

Special Guest
Megan McCaffrey-Guerrera, @bellavitaitalia on Twitter is a southern California native and has been living in Italy for the past 8 years. She runs Bella Vita Italia, a customized tour company out of Lerici, on the Italian Riviera. She loves to travel, yoga, music and spending time with her two Lu’s, her husband Luigi and 13-year old lab, Lucy.

• Megan’s website: BellaVitaItalia.com

Eye on Italy Angolo d’Italiano:

• Rientro
  • the re-entry – usually after a long absence, and coming back from vacation

Eye on Italy Picks of the Week:

• Sara:  Food Writing Workshop in Tuscany – 23-28 April 2012
• Jessica: Food Shopping Tips in Italy[video, below]
• Megan: www.cinqueterre.it for Cinque Terre information and ferry site: www.navigazionegolfodeipoeti.it
• Deal of the Week:
  • New York-Milan or New York-Rome from $708 round-trip in October
  • See the WhyGo Italy travel deals page for the latest travel deals

Video of the week: 

• Food Shopping Tips in Italy

Food shopping tips in Italy from Cross-Pollinate Travel on Vimeo.