{"id":1802,"date":"2018-03-30T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2021-03-10T20:18:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T20:18:41","slug":"interview-with-mammaprada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/interview-with-mammaprada\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with: Mammaprada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Here at Bookings For You, we have the pleasure of working with numerous lifestyle and travel bloggers to share our love of Italy with them and their readers. However, we thought it was only fair to share our love of bloggers with our clients. First up, it&#8217;s Kristie from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mammaprada.com\/\">Mammaprada.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Tell us about your blog.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Mammaprada is a blog about our family life, I\u2019m English and my Husband is Italian. So I write a lot about raising bilingual children, Italian food, travel and the madness that comes with having Italian family and friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What do you love most about travel?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">The fact that when you arrive you\u2019re all wound up and wanting to walk at London pace and by the end of the holiday you\u2019re strolling a very slow passeggiata at the speed of the locals. Gesticulating and eating gelato!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where has been your favourite place to visit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Italy obviously, but we are also huge fans of France. My Husband lived there for a year and we also love Greece, the mainland and lesser known islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is your favourite place in Italy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Apart from the Lakes we spend a lot of time in Bormio a beautiful mountain village in Northern Italy. It\u2019s mainly a second home for Milanese and so quite unspoilt by tourism. It\u2019s hard to choose just one place though. Umbria is just incredible. We did a road trip once from Bormio down through Lake Garda, Mantova, Parma, Assisi and ended up in Perugia. It was such a memorable trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you love most about Italy \/ Italians?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">That enjoying your life is much more important and urgent than whatever you are worrying about! Italians work to live not the other way round. It can be frustrating at first as you can\u2019t go anywhere without planning where you will stop to have lunch for example. And if there\u2019s no option to stop then you set off later. There\u2019s no petrol station sandwich in the car! But if you don\u2019t fight these things you start to realise that the world didn\u2019t end because you did things differently. It\u2019s quite liberating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is the biggest cultural difference between Brits and Italians?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">The dress code. Italians tend to wear neutral colours and wrap up much warmer than we do. They wear thick coats or puffer jackets and scarves well into May\/June if it\u2019s a bit breezy. They can\u2019t understand why we would all go out in t-shirts at the first sight of the sun. Wear flip flops when we aren\u2019t in a shower or at the pool. And they honestly think that they will die of a cold caught from a draught. This actually has a name \u2018Colpo d&#8217;aria!\u2019 So if you see someone wearing a scarf in warm weather they are most certainly Italian!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>How do you decide which place is next on the \u2018to go\u2019 list?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Since having children this has changed a bit. We prefer shorter flights now and warm but not insanely hot weather. We love Europe so this suits us. Next on our list is Sicily (I\u2019ve never been). Santorini as we went there for our honeymoon and it\u2019s our tenth wedding anniversary next year! I would also love to go back to Seville as it\u2019s such a beautiful city and I love all the ceramics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favourite photo from your adventures, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">This photo of my Husband and I is one of my favourites. We had got married not long before and as a wedding gift from his Italian friends they paid for us to go to Venice Carnival. It\u2019s common in Italy for people to pay for a gift that equals the amount they think it cost you to have them at your wedding. So lots of his friends chipped in and sent us there. It was an amazing trip and I really recommend everyone try it. It sounds expensive but it doesn\u2019t have to be at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/images\/2018\/03\/Carnevale.jpeg\" alt=\"Mammaprada Carneval\" class=\"wp-image-1804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/images\/2018\/03\/Carnevale.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/images\/2018\/03\/Carnevale-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your go-to dinner party anecdote about your travels?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Arriving in Italy for my wedding to find the church covered in scaffolding! Or going to Jamaica and somehow being ushered onto a cruise ship that was about to leave\u2026 We weren\u2019t on a cruise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Which Bookings For You villa tempts you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">I\u2019ll try to not choose Lake Como or Umbria! The Farmhouse in Sicily looks amazing or a Trullo in Puglia. They all look beautiful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>And finally, do you have a favourite saying or quote about travel or sightseeing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCollect moments not things.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at Bookings For You, we have the pleasure of working with numerous lifestyle and travel bloggers to share our love of Italy with them and their readers. However, we thought it was only fair to share our love of bloggers with our clients. First up, it&#8217;s Kristie from Mammaprada. Tell us about your blog. Mammaprada is a blog about our family life, I\u2019m English and my Husband is Italian. So I write a lot about raising bilingual children, Italian food, travel and the madness that comes with having Italian family and friends! What do you love most about travel? The fact that when you arrive you\u2019re all wound up and wanting to walk at London pace and by the end of the holiday you\u2019re strolling a very slow passeggiata at the speed of the locals. Gesticulating and eating gelato! Where has been your favourite place to visit? Italy obviously, but we are also huge fans of France. My Husband lived there for a year and we also love Greece, the mainland and lesser known islands. What is your favourite place in Italy? Apart from the Lakes we spend a lot of time in Bormio a beautiful mountain village in Northern Italy. It\u2019s mainly a second home for Milanese and so quite unspoilt by tourism. It\u2019s hard to choose just one place though. Umbria is just incredible. We did a road trip once from Bormio down through Lake Garda, Mantova, Parma, Assisi and ended up in Perugia. It was such a memorable trip. What do you love most about Italy \/ Italians? That enjoying your life is much more important and urgent than whatever you are worrying about! Italians work to live not the other way round. It can be frustrating at first as you can\u2019t go anywhere without planning where you will stop to have lunch for example. And if there\u2019s no option to stop then you set off later. There\u2019s no petrol station sandwich in the car! But if you don\u2019t fight these things you start to realise that the world didn\u2019t end because you did things differently. It\u2019s quite liberating! What is the biggest cultural difference between Brits and Italians? The dress code. Italians tend to wear neutral colours and wrap up much warmer than we do. They wear thick coats or puffer jackets and scarves well into May\/June if it\u2019s a bit breezy. They can\u2019t understand why we would all go out in t-shirts at the first sight of the sun. Wear flip flops when we aren\u2019t in a shower or at the pool. And they honestly think that they will die of a cold caught from a draught. This actually has a name \u2018Colpo d&#8217;aria!\u2019 So if you see someone wearing a scarf in warm weather they are most certainly Italian! How do you decide which place is next on the \u2018to go\u2019 list? Since having children this has changed a bit. We prefer shorter flights now and warm but not insanely hot weather. We love Europe so this suits us. Next on our list is Sicily (I\u2019ve never been). Santorini as we went there for our honeymoon and it\u2019s our tenth wedding anniversary next year! I would also love to go back to Seville as it\u2019s such a beautiful city and I love all the ceramics. What\u2019s your favourite photo from your adventures, and why? This photo of my Husband and I is one of my favourites. We had got married not long before and as a wedding gift from his Italian friends they paid for us to go to Venice Carnival. It\u2019s common in Italy for people to pay for a gift that equals the amount they think it cost you to have them at your wedding. So lots of his friends chipped in and sent us there. It was an amazing trip and I really recommend everyone try it. It sounds expensive but it doesn\u2019t have to be at all. What\u2019s your go-to dinner party anecdote about your travels? Arriving in Italy for my wedding to find the church covered in scaffolding! Or going to Jamaica and somehow being ushered onto a cruise ship that was about to leave\u2026 We weren\u2019t on a cruise! Which Bookings For You villa tempts you the most? I\u2019ll try to not choose Lake Como or Umbria! The Farmhouse in Sicily looks amazing or a Trullo in Puglia. They all look beautiful! And finally, do you have a favourite saying or quote about travel or sightseeing? \u201cCollect moments not things.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-right-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Interview with: Mammaprada - Blog by Bookings For You<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bookingsforyou.com\/blog\/interview-with-mammaprada\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Interview with: Mammaprada - Blog by Bookings For You\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here at Bookings For You, we have the pleasure of working with numerous lifestyle and travel bloggers to share our love of Italy with them and their readers. 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It\u2019s mainly a second home for Milanese and so quite unspoilt by tourism. It\u2019s hard to choose just one place though. Umbria is just incredible. We did a road trip once from Bormio down through Lake Garda, Mantova, Parma, Assisi and ended up in Perugia. It was such a memorable trip. What do you love most about Italy \/ Italians? That enjoying your life is much more important and urgent than whatever you are worrying about! Italians work to live not the other way round. It can be frustrating at first as you can\u2019t go anywhere without planning where you will stop to have lunch for example. And if there\u2019s no option to stop then you set off later. There\u2019s no petrol station sandwich in the car! But if you don\u2019t fight these things you start to realise that the world didn\u2019t end because you did things differently. It\u2019s quite liberating! What is the biggest cultural difference between Brits and Italians? The dress code. 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I would also love to go back to Seville as it\u2019s such a beautiful city and I love all the ceramics. What\u2019s your favourite photo from your adventures, and why? This photo of my Husband and I is one of my favourites. We had got married not long before and as a wedding gift from his Italian friends they paid for us to go to Venice Carnival. It\u2019s common in Italy for people to pay for a gift that equals the amount they think it cost you to have them at your wedding. So lots of his friends chipped in and sent us there. It was an amazing trip and I really recommend everyone try it. It sounds expensive but it doesn\u2019t have to be at all. What\u2019s your go-to dinner party anecdote about your travels? Arriving in Italy for my wedding to find the church covered in scaffolding! Or going to Jamaica and somehow being ushered onto a cruise ship that was about to leave\u2026 We weren\u2019t on a cruise! Which Bookings For You villa tempts you the most? 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Tell us about your blog. Mammaprada is a blog about our family life, I\u2019m English and my Husband is Italian. So I write a lot about raising bilingual children, Italian food, travel and the madness that comes with having Italian family and friends! What do you love most about travel? The fact that when you arrive you\u2019re all wound up and wanting to walk at London pace and by the end of the holiday you\u2019re strolling a very slow passeggiata at the speed of the locals. Gesticulating and eating gelato! Where has been your favourite place to visit? Italy obviously, but we are also huge fans of France. My Husband lived there for a year and we also love Greece, the mainland and lesser known islands. What is your favourite place in Italy? Apart from the Lakes we spend a lot of time in Bormio a beautiful mountain village in Northern Italy. It\u2019s mainly a second home for Milanese and so quite unspoilt by tourism. It\u2019s hard to choose just one place though. 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They wear thick coats or puffer jackets and scarves well into May\/June if it\u2019s a bit breezy. They can\u2019t understand why we would all go out in t-shirts at the first sight of the sun. Wear flip flops when we aren\u2019t in a shower or at the pool. And they honestly think that they will die of a cold caught from a draught. This actually has a name \u2018Colpo d&#8217;aria!\u2019 So if you see someone wearing a scarf in warm weather they are most certainly Italian! How do you decide which place is next on the \u2018to go\u2019 list? Since having children this has changed a bit. We prefer shorter flights now and warm but not insanely hot weather. We love Europe so this suits us. Next on our list is Sicily (I\u2019ve never been). Santorini as we went there for our honeymoon and it\u2019s our tenth wedding anniversary next year! I would also love to go back to Seville as it\u2019s such a beautiful city and I love all the ceramics. 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