I don’t know what it is, but there is something about summer that kicks me in the rear and makes me re-commit to my annual goals. Maybe it is because the year is more than half gone? Or maybe it is those moonlit walks along Calabria’s beaches? Or maybe it is because I have a little more time and can finally start knocking some of those nagging to-do’s off my list.
 

photo credit: jm3

 
Well, if that is the case, I have no one to thank but self-proclaimed geek, Sara Rosso, aka, Ms. Adventures in Italy whose tech-based blog When I Have Time helps newbie site owners like myself go from meek to geek. The site is a collection of tips and tricks for maneuvering the digital world, but I can’t help but wonder, Sara, with all of the other things you have going on … when do you have time?
 
Speaking of finding time for work, I recently joined a group of expat bloggers at AffordableCallingCards.Net where we share expat experiences and offer advice to would-be expats. In fact, I have a post today about making foreign friends. But this isn’t about me. Another writer caught my attention this week when she blogged about a little-known device called the F.U.D.
 
According to Julia Evans at Evans’ Gate, ladies no longer have to sit, squat or sprawl to do their business. Thanks to Sani Fem’s Freshette, women on the go can well, go-whenever the mood strikes. And who said men and women were different?
 

 
Are you interested in going, but would rather have a real live hotel and accompanying toilet, to boot? Well, if you are heading to the boot, you are in luck. Casa Dolcetto recently listed 20 websites to help you track down Italy’s best hotels and B&Bs. Of course … warning: shameless plug ahead … if you are heading to Calabria, just go here.
 
So, how would you feel if you went out for a routine dive in Calabria and discovered a hidden city? That is what happened to Alessandro Ciliberto last month when the amateur diver/architect went diving off of the coast of Squillace, located just 15 minutes from yours truly. Squillace officials believe the ruins are from the ancient Greek colony, Scylletium, that was thought to have been founded by Ulysses
 

 
If you happen to go visit the ruins of Scylletium at Roccelletta, swing by Marrons Glacès Gelateria in Catanzaro Lido. Their nocciola (hazelnut) gelato won first place this year in an international competition, and as this headline says “The Best Nocciola Gelato Speaks Calabrese …”
 
If you are in Italy this weekend, I wish you a safe and happy Ferragosto and to everyone else … buon weekend!