Evo - from Naples, married a girl from Agropoli, runs the hostel there. An English teacher during the school year. Great directions, very helpful, assisted with renting a car, making to the early am train.
Mariateresa - runs Agritourismo Civarria (B&B) in the stunning National Park of Pollino, outside of quaint Rotunda. Lots of hand gestures, loved Mary, when I went to pay, didn't charge for her. Great breakfast. Funny. Wanted to sit around and chat. Got married 8 years ago to Carlo, in her tennis shoes. Doesn't dress like fashionable Italian women, which made me feel right at home.
Nameless guy in Citroen in Recalmudo - only one (1) hotel in tiny town on the way to Agrigento. We got there at sunset, he heard me asking two young ladies at a mobile phone store about a pensione or B&B, and he said follow me (or, at least that's what I imagined I heard) and like 10 minutes and 6 kilometers later, winding thru desperately dry ag land, we found the Hotel Paradiso, which I promise you, is nothing more than clever marketing. ALL the hostels weàve stayed in were 10x cleaner than this place. Still, he was very nice.
Flavio - tour guide for th eYuma Youth Choir - helped us secure lodging for the first 2 nights after the tour, has purchased concert tix for us to see Dr. John in Sardina, is meeting us Monday morning when we get off Sicily-Sardinia ferry.
Emilia - Our guide in Matera - can you count people you pay? Well, of course you can! She broke her high-heeled shoes like 10 minutes into our 2 hour tour and didn't flinch. Up and down hills, stairs, she was funny and smart and very kind.
Car rental guy - drew us an eloborate map (like 3 people did this at various stops) to get back on the Autostrade or state highway safely. Also, when we went around the first block, and realized we didnàt know how to put th ecar in reverse, didnàt ridicule us for asking.
there are more. I'll add as I remember.
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