NO EXCUSES!
It's Friday, and you know it!

Another week has come and gone in Italy and, probably, it's the same in the rest of the world.
It's been a busy week and we are re-organizing to be ready for the moment you'll decide to come back visitng. You know you will.

As we say in Italy: WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS, YOU PREPARE LIMONCELLO.
And we are ready to share it with you.

We Italians are famous for the "mamma mia!" expression and our turbulent attitude; but we have a secret weapon to defuse uneasy moments: happiness. It's in our DNA!

After the first moment of uncertainty and discomfort we are ready to face the situation with a lighter hart and the approach to it becomes more efficient as fear is no longer with us.
And of course the solution will come from the people, then from their families and then from their cities.
We sort out probles with elegance and style; it is a world-wide known fact.

The weekend is coming, but also the end of the bad times is.

Are you ready?

We are RHI, and we care about your time in our country. Let's make it worth and pleasureable.

LUNCH TIME AND NO FOOD?
Come to Italy, we'll take care!

You like food, so your trip to Italy is half-way ready.

Food is for Italians part of an old-time tradition, radicated in the hard times of the first settlers, in the south of Italy.
Back then you spared your energies between cultivating land and defending it from the tribes around you. Eating was frugal and scarce, based on cheese, vegetables and some grains.

Eating well at home, or with friends in special occasions became a "must" for families to demostrate status and wealth.

So when in Italy remember: a meal is necessarily a relaxing moment, a reward, therefore, a pleasure.

Come to Italy, discover the variety of produces and taste local products. It's good for your health and your soul: there is every single town tradition in them, craftmanship, and love.

We are RHI, and we care about your time in our country; let's make it worth and pleasurable.

IT'S COMING: LOOK BUSY!
(You only have two weeks left).

Spring is here and two weeks is all you need to make your plans and pack for a nice spring-break in the beautiful Napoli and the enchanting surrounding areas.
The sun is already hitting and the temperature is rising and making Spring - the Love season - a perfect period to visit one among the the world-famous cities of the South of Italy.

The south: AT LEAST 400 miles from any place you've been warned of in the news.
The south: a place where just because you're a foreigner they'll love you most and offer all help.

Naples is the city tat inspired Johann Wolfgang Goethe to say: "In Neaples everyone lives in an inebriated self-forgetfulness. The same happens for me too. I barely recognize myself and I seem to be quite another man. Yesterday I thought: "Either you were crazy before, or you are now.""

Beyond the considerably vast choice of hotels and B&B's, the surrounding of Naples have a lot of campings that are well connected and can make a travelling family very satisfied.

And the food choice: we'll leave the blog @FoodDrinkDest to do the talking!

Stil not packing? So we'll resume it for you:

1 - Napoli is NOT among quaratined destinations.
The closest one is 400 miles away.

2 - There is plenty of charming B&B's and Campings.
Seasonal business means  no contagion possibility, AND a lot of family fun!

3 - Cultural, gastronomic, romantic & family-bound.
Whaterver you look for: start packing, no excuses.

We are RHI and we care about your time in our country: let's make it worth and pleasurable.

NOW YOU KNOW: COFFEE IS THE  THING!

When visiting Italy, it may happen that you are meeting nice people or even someone you are doing business with. You will shake hands as it is customary, but we really suggest YOU do the first move towards friendship and a less formal moment: suggest having a coffee.

In the blog of theculturetrip.com you can read amazing stories about origins and traditions, together with the many types of coffe that you can ask during one of your stops in any Italian bar.

In the Youtube video from ChefSteps you are shown how to make a great coffe with a Moka pot, at home and in no time. It's simple and not at all expensive.




So NOW YOU KNOW:

1 - Coffee is always the right suggestion.
Any time, but not any amount: it's strong!

2 - Espresso is part of a culture.
It is a pause to energise or a moment you share with someone.

3 - It is not difficult to make at home.
And it can amaze your friends when you prepare it!

We are RHI and we care about your time in our country: let's make it worth and pleasurable!

FINALLY: Italy is a safe country!

For additional information click here.

It is safe to live in Italy and it is safe to travel to Italy.

Only 12 out of 7904 Italian cities are affected by such measures:

•             Lombardy: Bertonico, Casalpusterlengo, Castelgerundo, Castiglione D'Adda, Codogno, Fombio, Maleo, San Fiorano, Somaglia, Terranova dei Passerini.

•             Veneto: Vo’ Euganeo

The remainder of the country, including the Italian regions where the cities in temporary isolation are located, is safe and accessible. All services and activities for citizens and tourists are normally provided and the quality of life, for which Italy is famous world-wide, remains high.

For additional information, please consult the following links:

•             Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

•             Ministry of Health

•             National Institute of Health

•             EpiCentro, portal of epidemiology for public health

•             World Health Organization

The Italian National Health System, among the most efficient in the world, immediately implemented procedures directed at safeguarding citizens and tourists. Intense controls made it possible for the Italian Government to monitor and contain the spreading of Covid-19 from the earliest diffusion outside the Chinese borders.

The adoption of extraordinary preventive actions, such as the temporary closure of several sites or the suspension of several events, represents cautionary measures which have nothing to do with the spreading of the virus throughout the Italian territory. All services and activities for citizens and tourists are normally provided and the quality of life, for which Italy is famous world-wide, remains high.

MiBACT - Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

Ministero della Salute

YOU CAN STILL HAVE A FUN WEEKEND IN ITALY!
While crowded places can be a little akward in these days here goes a suggestion by #RHI on where to go and enjoy fresd air, open spaces, tradition, culture and, of course, true and tasty food.

Roma has a variety of small towns and villages within 10 miles, each of them proudly upholding their own identity and easy to go around on your own pace. 

 The Castelli Romani is a belt of small villages south of Rome; on green hills famous for their wineyards and landscapes. Great for family time and fitness lovers.

Tarquinia is a peaceful village north of Rome; with most of the Etruscan civilization remains, dating from times before the Romans even existed. Good for culture, mistery, a walk back in time and dedicated (now empty) museums.

We are #RHI and we care about your time in our country: let's make it worth and pleasurable!

3 COMMON QUESTIONS ON TRAVELING TO ITALY

As we read about European countries closing borders against Italy we need to investigate deeper, without going mainstream on rumors and nonsensical panic.

All countries and everyone has the absolute right to do what they think best for their health.

Abiding to this point it is absolutely normal that Italians traveling from CONTROLLED areas are requested to quarantine wherever they arrive to; wouldn’t you do exactly the same at your own place?

Other Italians are just going around like, French, Germans, Americans, and many more do wile are also dealing with the disease.

1 – Is Italy doomed?

There are no main cities ot touristic attractions  that are dangerous currently.

@theocalitaly shows in the blog http://bit.ly/2uoF4Mi a map where you can see how far Venice and Milan are actually from the locked-down areas.

2 - But why so many cases in Italy?

Italian government keeps performing daily hundreds of tests to detect and other related cases; and this is the reason why you became aware of so many cases in our country; it is called prevention. And we are proud to detect in such a large advance the cases. Numbers are big, as our families are, and as our world-famous family gatherings are. Yes, we had fatalities, and we are sorry indeed, but they are statistically below the range and restricted to a certain age and/or medical condition.

3 - So: is it safe to go visit Italy?

I ‘ll use the U.S. CDC words (Centers for Disease Control And Prevention) http://bit.ly/399fh9W that state how basic hygiene can totally prevent contagion.

Just that simple.

So, based on the above points we recommend:

1-     Plan ahead your destinations and verify on accountable websites; not just the news.

2-     We Italians like large gatherings; if you do not, just book a quite place: there’s plenty and cozy!

3-     Keep performing your regular hygiene procedures, and…

Enjoy your stay in Italy!