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[NarnianGarden]

Originally Posted by Deborah

Narnian, have you ever met any of the Samaai people?

Do you mean Saami? Yes, I have met individuals. Never been up to their habitat in the North though.

[Deborah]

Yes, thanks for the correction. Are most of the people still nomadic? Do you think that they were originally Tartars from Russia?

[Deborah]

Oops, my apologies to the OP for hijacking. I know I can study online but I've never known anyone who has met the Saami people. I've heard that they would rather not be called Lapps but I never knew why.

[Nan_PA_6b]

OK, I'll bite. Who are the Saami people?

[Nattybo!]

Originally Posted by nancyruhl

I don't know how I missed this thread which is so very interesting. I believe we walked through Nocelle to hike a ways along The Path to the Gods a few years back. It is nice to have this insight into the area, which did look idyllic. Our calfs were pretty sore after walking down those steps to Positano, however.

Wait. What. There's actually a place with the name Path to the Gods? And it's in Italy? (Queue the spooky music). I have a story to tell. But not here.

OzoneNY, Thank you for sharing these photos and details about your travels. My paternal Grandparents came from Italy. I am pretty sure my Dad said his Mom's family were from Positano area. His Dad was from Frosinone. They would argue over the names of food...like gnocchi vs. cavatelli. I remember my Nona telling us kids that when she was our age (6-10yrs olds), that she and the other girls in the village would fetch water to their homes with large clay pots that they would carry on their heads. So yeah, Italy would be a nice place to visit...like camping/roughing it for a while. But getting back to the U.S. with it's plumbing and other conveniences is really nice. ( I camped for a month in the back woods of Maine by a lake. The only running water was us kids running back and forth from the spring caring containers of water. It was so nice to get back home to Maryland and a hot shower and a real toilet. )