MikeVAHiker

To all the totalitarian governments in the World currently youtu.be/e7FOh3CvIi0

@mamboitaliano__ 😩 ugh

🚨🇮🇹 Italy’s beautiful season just started and it’s already a hellscape of overtourism Musk’s multiplanetary humanity is rapidly moving from “cool idea” to “urgent necessity” Unbelievable

@mamboitaliano__ Leo Tolstoy (applies to Angelina) Don’t think that you can find peace for your soul without faith.”

Angelina Jolie has gone from here to there Helen Mirren has gone from here to there Ladies, Aging is not a matter of aesthetics 🪞 It’s a matter of intelligence ✨ Let that sink in

@mamboitaliano__ UGH🙏 for Angelina

@mamboitaliano__ "Le Virtù" (or "La Virtù Teramana / Le Virtù Teramane") is the Italian dish in the video.It's a rich, hearty soup (technically more of a thick minestrone-style dish) traditionally eaten only on May 1st in Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Hard quiz for true experts in Italian cuisine, pro level 🇮🇹👨‍🍳 Who knows what this dish is, traditionally eaten in a specific region on May 1st? Answer in the first comment

@TimurNegru WOW Tim....Spend a LOT of time hiking in this area as well as in Switzerland. GREAT FIND!

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What's better than the Swiss Alps? The Italian Alps. Same mountains, half the price, better food. Found this estate in Valchiavenna, a few km from the Swiss border. €1.5M ($1.76M): - 7 chalets (3 fully renovated to A3 energy class, 4 more to develop) - 7.4 acres of land, 2 hectares of which is chestnut grove and 1 hectare is berry farm (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants) - a working agritourism with sauna and hot tubs - a small organic food brand called Hunum (honey, beer, juices, natural cosmetics) Lake Como is just south, Lugano (CH) ~1h 50, Milan airports under 2h. St. Moritz, Bormio and Livigno for skiing 1-2.5h depending which one. Same view as St. Moritz across the border, but way cheaper.

@mamboitaliano__ She’s unattractive on the outside as well as the inside

Alright boys, time for a vote 🗳️ Is Lady Gaga actually attractive… or not? I genuinely can’t figure her out

@mamboitaliano__ Bravo Mambo 🙏❤️

Today I’m losing followers so fast I might need a tourniquet Is anyone really surprised that I stand by my God, my Pope, my religion, my capital, my culture, my history, my rosary, my crucifix in kindergarten, and my evening prayers? ✝️📿 Just asking

????? Here are the stats Mambo (Italy nowhere to be found!) Highest Smoking Rates (Percentage of Population) As of 2025 and 2026 projections, Pacific island nations and Balkan countries consistently record the highest percentages of daily smokers.   World Population Review   •Nauru: Leads globally with approximately 45.2% to 48.3% of its population smoking. •Myanmar: Ranks second with a rate of roughly 44.4%. •Kiribati: About 39.7% of adults are smokers. •Papua New Guinea: Maintains a high prevalence of 39.6%. •Bulgaria and Serbia: These Balkan nations both report rates around 39.5%, the highest in Europe. •Timor-Leste: Approximately 38.2% to 38.7% of the population smokes. •Indonesia: A major outlier where overall prevalence is 36.5% to 38.2%, but male smoking rates are among the highest in the world at over 70%.  •World Population Review
 Largest Total Number of Smokers When looking at absolute numbers rather than percentages, the countries with the largest populations naturally top the list.   •China: The world's largest consumer of tobacco, with an estimated 300 to 350 millionsmokers—more than the entire population of the United States. •India: Home to approximately 100.2 million smokers. •Indonesia: Contains roughly 57 million smokers, driven by a deeply ingrained social culture of smoking among men. 

Can someone explain this post to me? Do you think Italians smoke that much? 🇮🇹🚬 I don’t really get that impression There are countries that are definitely worse, like Spain, Egypt, or Turkey… What do you think?

@AlpacaAurelius Argentina then Japan

what country has the best steak in the world?

Being a Italian American every March

A stunning Catholic Holy Week procession in Spain 🇪🇸 Spain is Catholic! Video: Hdad. Ntro. Padre Jesús Nazareno-Tarancón-

Love this “Italy bracket”❤️🍷👍

Poll: who is the best Secretary of State in United States History: John Quincy Adams or Marco Rubio??

@JamesLucasIT Vivaldi four seasons

What's the most profoundly beautiful piece of music you have ever listened to?

@mamboitaliano__ Giuseppe Quintarelli and Dal Forno Romano Amarones

To all the Italian wine lovers out there: What’s your favorite Italian wine? 🍷🇮🇹 I’ll go first: Tignanello by Marchesi Antinori

I will give it a shot for you Mambo; Here’s a straightforward, common-sense explanation based only on verified facts from the events as of March 11, 2026. Common-sense logic + the actual facts Think of it like this: If one guy (Iran) has spent decades saying “I’m going to destroy you and your whole neighborhood,” arms street gangs to shoot at your house every week, is secretly building a bomb in his garage, and every time you try to talk peace he keeps adding more uranium to the bomb mix… eventually you and your strongest friend decide the only safe move is to kick the door in, smash the bomb factory, take the guns, and remove the guy who keeps ordering the attacks. That’s exactly the reasoning Israel and the U.S. used. Here are the plain facts that led to that decision: 1. Iran was racing toward nuclear weapons Iran had enriched hundreds of kilograms of uranium to 60% purity — one short technical step from the 90% needed for bombs, and enough material for several warheads. The IAEA (the world’s nuclear watchdog) said it could no longer verify Iran’s program was peaceful. After the 2025 “Twelve-Day War” (when Israel and the U.S. already hit some sites), Iran rebuilt fast. U.S. and Israeli leaders said plainly: “Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.” Diplomacy collapsed in early 2026 — Iran rejected every offer to freeze enrichment. 2. Iran was attacking Israel and the U.S. through proxies and directly - Iran funded, armed, and trained Hamas (Oct 7, 2023 attack), Hezbollah (thousands of rockets at Israel), and the Houthis (attacks on shipping and U.S. forces). - Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones straight at Israel in 2024 and again in 2025. - Iranian-backed groups hit U.S. troops more than 180 times after 2023, killing Americans. Israel and the U.S. saw this as an “existential threat” — Iran was trying to surround and destroy Israel while also targeting American bases and ships. 3. Diplomacy was completely exhausted The 2015 nuclear deal fell apart. New talks in 2025 and early 2026 went nowhere. Iran kept advancing its program while its leaders kept chanting “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.” Both Trump and Netanyahu said the only remaining option was force. 4. They saw a window of opportunity Israel had already crippled Hezbollah and Iran’s other allies (Hamas weakened, Assad’s regime in Syria gone). Iran was temporarily weaker and more exposed. U.S. and Israeli leaders called the strikes “pre-emptive” — hitting before Iran could finish the bomb or rebuild its missile force. Bottom line in plain English Israel’s leaders believed a nuclear Iran + constant rocket attacks = the end of their country. The U.S. (under Trump) believed a nuclear Iran + attacks on American forces + control of the Strait of Hormuz (world oil) = a direct threat to America and its allies. After years of warnings, limited strikes, and failed talks, they decided the safest and most logical move was to destroy the nuclear program, the missile factories, and the top leadership in one decisive blow — exactly what they did starting February 28, 2026. That’s the common-sense chain of facts. No spin, just what actually happened and why the two countries said they had to act. The war is still going, so the full outcome isn’t known yet, but the reasons above are the ones Israel and the U.S. have stated publicly and repeatedly.

I swear it’s not clickbait I asked my husband for an update on the war in Iran 🇮🇷 because I don’t understand anything anymore He snapped: ask your followers! So, can someone kindly give me a clear rundown? (if one exists)…

@LifeNewsHQ Absolutely YES

Would you vote to ban abortions in the USA permanently? 1. Yes 2. No

@mamboitaliano__ That is HILARIOUS Mambo🤣

A perfect Friday in Italy 🇮🇹🤣 8:00 - Wake up to the sound of your neighbor's espresso machine grinding at full volume 8:30 - Check portfolio, it''s stable because you don't have a portfolio, just own 3 houses 9:00 - Argue with the barista about the perfect cappuccino foam thickness 9:30 - Pick up wife from the hairdresser because she ran out of gas 10:00 - Receive fine for leaving the Vespa in double parking for two hours 10:30 - Start work, but first, a second espresso 12:00 - Eat pasta for lunch (with a three-hour break to discuss the recipe) 15:00 - Write an angry Facebook post about how Americans don't know real food 15:30 - Mandatory seminar on the art of gesturing during meetings 16:30 - Finish work early because of a spontaneous strike 18:00 - Start an alcoholic aperitivo with spritz and finger food worthy of a banquet 20:00 - Eat pasta for dinner (different sauce, so it's variety) 21:00 - Watch a soccer match and yell at the TV like it's personal 22:00 - Read article about Italy having the best work-life balance in Europe 23:00 - Act like the alpha male with your wife, because you never know if she might find a lover...

@TomasGrizas @TimurNegru @affordihome @anastasia_neg Unless you are in the the Dolamites in July and August …Italy is 🥵 HOT

@TimurNegru @VAHiker2 @affordihome @anastasia_neg What’s the weather like there in July? Not too hot? 😊

Would you come here with me this summer to experience Italy and talk real estate?

@TimurNegru @affordihome @anastasia_neg Great. Thank you Tim

@VAHiker2 @affordihome @anastasia_neg at the moment we are thinking of doing it in July but let's see how our planning goes. I'll be sharing more news next week both here and through our newsletter :)