This Spring I spent 6 weeks in Italy – travelling with family, soaking up the culture, and even doing some bike riding. While staying on the Ligurian Coast, I entered a bike race in our town of Cavi di Lavagna… and saw with my own eyes, legs, and lungs, that even at 47 years old, my career is just starting.

If you want to discover the depths of your own patience, I can suggest no better test than a week in Rome with two young children. I’ve embarked on such a mission (albeit not intentionally) this past week, taking in the sights, shops, and dining that makes this one of the world’s great cities.

Maybe it’s a mid-life sorta thing. I wouldn’t call it a ‘crisis’, but I’m sure a lot of you can relate to ‘pulling the trigger’ on some long-time grand dream you’ve had. For me it’s been spending more time in Italy, and that time is now… PEZ Worldwide HQ has relocated. Sort of…