Ciao and benvenuti to Untold Italy. I'm Josie. And I'm Katie and we're here to help you plan your trip to Italy.

Between us, we have many years of travel experience and we want to help you uncover your own, as yet untold

stories and adventures in Italy. Each episode you'll hear

practical advice, tips and ideas to help you plan your own trips to the magical land of

history, stunning landscapes and a whole lot of pasta. We'll have interviews from experts and focus on

local destinations and frequently ask questions about travel in Italy. Thanks for listening and make sure to subscribe to our show.

Now let's get started on your regular dose of Bala Italia.

Welcome to our very first episode of Untold Italy. Today we are going to tell you what our show is going to be about and what you can expect from our upcoming episodes of Untold Italy.

Great. Thanks, Josie. So in a nutshell, we'll be sharing our favourite tips and advice about planning trips to Italy so you can plan amazing trips of your own. Later on in the show, we'll share a few of our favourite tips and advice about planning trips to Italy so you can plan amazing trips

of your own. Later on in the show, we'll share a few of our favourite general travel tips for

Italy. And we also want to tell the story of our first trips there and how we came to create this

podcast. Firstly, let us tell you a bit about who we are and how we can help you plan your trip to Italy. I think that's a good

idea. We are two Australian women who share a love of Italy and want to share our knowledge with

people all around the world so they fall in love with Italy too. So first up, let's hear from

Josie about how she fell in love with Italy. Thanks Katie. So my love of Italy comes from my family heritage and

background. My parents came out from Italy many years ago and so I am first generation Australian.

So my love comes from the family environment. We come from a southern part of Italy called Calabria.

I don't speak very well my Italian. I do speak a dialect, but my love comes

from my grandparents or my non-na and my non-ni that taught me about the food, the culture, and just

the amazing place it is. So I love Italy. I've been back many, many times to visit family. I've still got all my

aunties and cousins there and just really, really enjoyed the background of where I've come from.

So that's my love. How about your, why you love Italy so much, Katie?

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