What we brought from England in the car

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I have hesitated about posting this video for various reasons. 1, because I think its really boring and not like my usual videos at all, 2 because I imaging there will be a few criticisms in the comments about all the crap we brought back, and 3 because of dear Rosa, who walked by and said hello while we were unloading the car. She passed away a few days later unexpectedly. She was such a part of Montepertuso and she always had a kind word for us. I hope her family won't mind me posting this, I can always delete the video if preferred.
Flying back and forth between England and Italy I usually travel with hand luggage so can't take much back with me. But once a year when we go by car we have much more room to bring back all sorts of goodies that are not available here!
So watch as we unpack the car and haul everything down 500 steps...including a new mattress which arrived at the same time!
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@francescaould66 3 жыл бұрын

The shopping you brought back from England made me laugh. I live in France and I bring back random things too, lots of chocolate, marmite and friends bring me over those huge bags of tea which I then hand out to friends who always think that I really generous but really I have something like 3000 bags of tea. Even I can't drink that much tea! I eat my chocolate locked in the bathroom, there are some things that you don't share even with your children.

@NickiPositano 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Francesca, I'm Carlo, It makes me laugh to think of someone I don't know locked in a bathroom eating chocolate, Thanks.

@lighthousetravelers2246 3 жыл бұрын

How nice of you to dedicate this video to Ms. Maria Rosaria (I guess she's the lady speaking to Carlo at 11:05). Life is so precious and tomorrow isn't promised to anyone. I am so glad that Carlo speaks to everyone he encounters... we never know how lonely some seniors can be. ❤️

@asgharakram 3 жыл бұрын

@janetyamashige9573 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, I about fell out of my chair when you hoisted up that giant bag of Typhoo! All it takes is running out of something you NEEEEEEED just once, and...lesson learned!

@deplorable3683 3 жыл бұрын

Brought back memories how my Mum always had a large jar of pickled red cabbage when I visited home in London and I would bring back to California. 81 year old now and still yearn for a good jar of red cabbage or mustard pickle, nothing like it in California .

@jol2924 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you include your daily life: in the middle of speaking for example- bringing that cat :)

@marisayoung8670 3 жыл бұрын

Hi just watching this in January 2021. I was little surprised at how many every day grocery items are not available to you. That and your difficult access is the prices to be paid for living on the Amalfi Coast. Lucky you. Enjoying your channel. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

@arriesone1 3 жыл бұрын

Seems a lot of folk love British foods and we in Britain rave over Italian pasta dishes! (well at least I do).

@dannyconnors6872 3 жыл бұрын

i luv u n carlo so nice too watch god bless u both

@rosannapizza6402 3 жыл бұрын

anyone who criticizes can F off.. these are beautiful i'm living vicariously through you@! my dream was always to live partial in Italy.. I have my Italian passport but life is hard .. my beloved parents died in the past 3 years. .My father inspired me to love italy and all things italian as he was a native sud italian. Hearing your husband in dialect reminds me alot of my dad and makes me long to watch more videos-i feel a connection and a longing to see, hear it all. my first trip to italy in 1985 was with my dad! all over italy inc. Positano Sorrento Amalfi etc and his village in the mountains of Salerno (so more south than you). Keep it up! Thank you Nicki!

@sharonp3563 3 жыл бұрын

So I found your channel about 8 days ago cant even remember why I found you. However I've been binge watching the last year and as I'm starting my travel moodboard for 2021 im now adding Positano to that list.. once Europe is open to us in New Zealand

@berthasanchez6559 3 жыл бұрын

nicki at least for me your videos are never boring it’s interesting to see what you can buy in England love Italy but your country is gorgeous, Blessings

@kerryharrison3806 3 жыл бұрын

So lovely sharing time with you in beautiful Positano. Can those of us in the UK also take a moment to appreciate how lucky we are when it comes to shopping, especially for chocolate 🍫 !

@gnarbeljo8980 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand it, bc to me English chocolate is usually full of awful additives and very very sweet, wheras in Italy as in France you get top of the line chocolate without all the junk or sugar added. I'm really surprized. I can't live without proper tea (i get the Yorkshire tea and Japanese Sencha, whole leaf Oolong and Lapsang Soushong for cold weather) but lentils take literally 15 minutes to cook (and Italy has fantastic ecological lentils I bring back home all the time) and chocolate. It's like Americans bringing coffee to Italy... 😳 After 20 summers in Capri and travelling around what I know right off the bat I'd bring is all my needs for cooking Thai and Vietnamese, and things like buckwheat, chick pea flower, seeds, kamut, amaranth, quinoa, couscous, some middle eastern and far east spices hard to get in quantity and lots of dried blueberries and cranberries, concentrated elderflower cordial and specific things like snap bag clips and rolld of icecube bags (the kind you fill with water and simply stack in the freezer and break in one go saving so much space compared to trays), I bring a roll every time I go, haven't found them in Napoli. I'd also bring natural liquid soap from pine, and ecologocal, biodegradable detergent as most chemtech in Italy I've found is either really toxic to the environment or terribly expensive. Maple syrup and pecans was absolutely genius though! I've never found horseradish for sale so I'd definately bring that too. I usually gift my Italian friends with big bags of porcini I've picked and dried myself free of cost here in Sweden. The prices are i n s a n e for them in Italy. Vacuum packed game like venison, deer, moose would be a good choice for the freezer for winter too. I always bring sweet and salty liquorice which some of my Italian friends like as well (it's a Scandinavian acquired taste, like Brits go for Marmite). I really understand the biscuits if you're English and not keen on baking. Proper English marmalade from seville oranges, rhubarb and goosberries (rhubarb is too hot to grow there I think) Chocolate confused me though I'm a chocolate lover, sorry. It's quite interesting what expats have cravings for! 😊

@aleta5873 5 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace Maria Rosaria. Thank you for your lovely video. They are always appreciated over here in California. Luv seeing how Europeans live, love and travel, etc....hope Positano or Sorrento have good dentists....heehehe

@dianalewis8548 4 жыл бұрын

Rewatching your earlier posts. I never tire of your adventures. And Holly is a joy.

@rebeccarendle3706 3 жыл бұрын

This was so fun to watch😊... I always bring back different oxo cubes, sage and onion stuffing mix, reggae reggae sauce, marmite, carob, Branston sandwich pickle, orange and mint clubs, ginger biscuits, chocolate orange, mince meat (for mince pies), various crisps eg thyme and chicken (my kids love) and several thousand Yorkshire breakfast tea bags (if I run out I use loose orange pekoe tea which is strong), also M&S underware.. .. And I also buy loads of first aid stuff and medicine because it is so expensive in Germany!

@brianhoyes2896 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I love about Italy are the many markets where it is possible to buy lentils, beans, etc. By weight and the seller wraps it in paper or fills the recycled bag the purchaser brings. And the conditorie where sweets and baked goods and chocolates are ready fresh with few of the chemical preservatives in packaged items to extend their life on a shelf. The plastic wrap litter is starting to choke beaches and beauty spots.

@annedodd5888 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I know people miss food from their own country but I was surprised at many of the items brought back because they can be bought in Italy. For example, Italian chocolate with nuts, spray olive oil, lentils etc. Tea bags are difficult and if you have a sweet tooth for English biscuits or Terry’s or Quality Street, they are impossible to find. However, there are so many other delicious Italian ones to try. When you also consider all the Cadbury’s chocolate with palm oil and ALL the plastic wrapping, I’d prefer to buy local. IMO

@carlotapedro6695 3 жыл бұрын

I like all the stuffs and food that you bought from England🥰

@janep6455 3 жыл бұрын

So many of the same things we always bring back from the UK (to Canada), club bars, penguins, teabags, bisto gravy, various pantry food items, toiletries from boots, underwear from M&S the list goes on !!! Luckily we are able to buy a lot of this stuff in the general supermarkets here nowadays in the British section. Ooh not forgetting marmite!!! Loving your channel, its so uplifting and I am really enjoying catching up and watching all the videos.

@peterbarber5442 5 жыл бұрын

Love it! I remember after 6 months on the Amalfi Coast getting a box of Yorkshire tea and being so excited it's the little things in life eh :)

@NickiPositano 5 жыл бұрын

well said!

@annettewalter2273 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I have so much admiration for the Porters and all done with good humour , 👏👏👏👏👏

@melaniedeardorff3460 3 жыл бұрын

Omg, that tea bag was huge. 😁 You love your tea like I love my coffee. I have the same bacon cooker tray. So handy!

@mandymartin2875 3 жыл бұрын

Love you all thankyou for making me feel happy xx❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️

@lchristoffer 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this one! I have been watching for six months now and I love your life. Beautiful home with a tremendous garden, all the fabulous pets, a handsome, and handy husband, a beautiful home in a safe woodsy area and in a place I have wanted to live for about 25 years. It’s my dream life. Unfortunately, when I’ve had the money, I was married to a man who had no desire to even travel. Now that he’s gone, I have no money. Isn’t that the way is always goes. But following your life on video is the next best thing and makes me feel like I’m there, if only for a few minutes at a time. Thank you, Nicki. Linda C. U.S.

@mimspet6654 3 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of everything we send/ bring to my daughter in Croatia from the States. Reese’s chocolate, certain deodorant, certain makeup brands, shampoo, etc... as well as chocolate and candy gifts for others. Many times it is much cheaper in the States. Love your vlogs... keep them coming!

@ricespiceandme8541 3 жыл бұрын

Love reese's

@va9502 3 жыл бұрын

In New York I get all the stuff Niki bought. Marmite I can buy too. In the Indian shops a variety of teas. I get the lose leaf.

@seanmadden3620 2 жыл бұрын

My mouth is watering and my glucose levels are soaring just looking at this :-) Hope you enjoyed them.

@SH-jg5zq 3 жыл бұрын

Not a thing that you post is boring! 💕💕💕

@orion8835 3 жыл бұрын

That Typhoo bag is utterly mad and no doubt a necessity! Homemade jam and porridge and 6 cans of coconut milk yum! Much of the trick with the area is carrying things. Up and down and sideways and on ones head and back.

@ChoochooseU 3 жыл бұрын

I love your constant JOY with sharing your chocolate haul! Ps- I know you’re a professional so this might not even be worth sharing- but I’ve come to realise the most safe yet efficient cleanser for my makeup brushes is what I use on my own hair- so simply shampoo and I do use a tiny bit of conditioner as well and it not only cleans them well- and safely - they smell good, and hey... it saves. Once I sorta got an understanding from exploring dermatology and ingredients- it occurred to me that my brush cleanser needed to be about what I’d use on my own head.

@joannsalas7015 5 жыл бұрын

This wasn’t boring at all! No matter where you live, it’s always nice to have things you enjoy from your home town. But all those stairs! I will not complain about taking my packages out of the car and a few steps into the house, it’s a walk in the park compared to what you and Carlo have to do. Thanks for sharing Nicki!!

@critogni 3 жыл бұрын

So glad we found you this past week. We're an American couple who just retired, currently in Leicester England for 6 months visiting friends, through May. We're waiting to head to our forever home in the Campania region of Italy (Guardia Sanframondi, Benevento) once the pandemic calms a bit. We've got our very special cat (Gino) with us, and will possibly drive from Leicester down to Italy, but may fly. I'm sure the border will be interesting with Brexit in play. So this episode sparked our interest!! I'd love to see what your drive was like and how you navigated it. Sounds like you've done it more than once, so probably have some "tips". I'll search for an episode of yours as soon as I finish this one!

@SHIRLEYZAPORZON 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video, love seeing what others purchase. Good job on the tea and chocolate, my two fave food groups !

@elenamamaliga2971 3 жыл бұрын

I never ever heard of tea bag of that dimension you really love your breakfast tea

@gwenb4531 Жыл бұрын

I can totally relate to all the things you brought back from England. I live a great distance from the nearest Costco, so when I get the opportunity to shop there, I really load up the car!

@barbb 3 жыл бұрын

LOL at your huge bag of tea bags, good for you. I love the Quality Street chocolates, which we csn get here in Canada. Loved the English chocolate bars, great memory of the treat I brought back from England when I was there in 1997. Thanks for the video loved watching your treats you brought back.

@emmajrosegibson7529 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Egypt and always bring max luggage from UK wow if I could drive would be amazing so many things cannot get hardly anything here and if you can its like £15 for a box of kelloggs cornflakes, over £2 for heinz beans. I love your shopping video x

@anneofgreengables1619 3 жыл бұрын

That's the biggest bag of tea I've ever seen! I am English lady now living in Finland & I can totally relate to your shopping haul. I always come back loaded with English treats & teabags along with various other bits'n pieces. Going by car is a great way to shop there.... but not a sensible option for me..

@viviandibrell849 3 жыл бұрын

Very fun and interesting! You edit these well...thanks for sharing....your life there really is different than so many of us who live in ordinary houses in ordinary places!

@sharoncavaleri5502 5 жыл бұрын

So enjoyed this!

@roxanner8 3 жыл бұрын

so fun!! thanks for sharing!

@roslynmonahan1352 5 жыл бұрын

Loved this video Nicky, what an ordeal to unpack a car. I think I take my driveway and garage for granted a wee bit.

@NickiPositano 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, driveways are under appreciated!

@batessitore 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you! Grazie mille! So many wonderful memories of when we lived in England!

@tashatherunner 3 жыл бұрын

i discovered your channel today and love it! i grew up in a British household in southern France so love watching other people's experiences in southern Europe!

@FaithofMelchizedek 3 жыл бұрын

Please share and subscribe, trying for 50,000 by Christmas!

@va9502 3 жыл бұрын

Cocoanut milk?

@torycook1215 Жыл бұрын

I am binge watching you for the past month now and enjoying every minute of it.💞 I'm binge watching, because your videos are a total escape from World News and US national news.👍🏽🤡👍

@jeanettedellicarpini5616 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy all your yummies. It’s so much fun to bring home what you can’t get at home

@judyengle7728 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Thanks.

@margaretgantt9499 3 жыл бұрын

Every time my husband and I go to England from the U.S we buy sweets,and English biscuits ,bring them back and have to pay extra weight fees because we always go over our weight limit ,but we are happy for a few months

@humblebee8028 3 жыл бұрын

I see that I'm not the only one that hides cadbury chocolate away so that I don't have to share it!

@andynixon2820 5 жыл бұрын

You're a very interesting person nicki , you're a very English person and have a very italian life . And that mix happens naturally - think that's why your videos are enjoyable to watch . Other videos about being on the amalfi coast show a superficial tourist view but your videos are about the everyday experience . Keep doing what you're doing and yes best stash that chocolate away .

@annettewalter2273 Жыл бұрын

Also, so very pleased Nicola’s friend is safe and well.

@graceeack3093 5 жыл бұрын

Love watching you unpack all your goodies. Most of all I love the videos.

@dianeb3919 3 жыл бұрын

Hello...I just discovered your channel yesterday ....I visited Positano a couple of years ago and wondered about how people manage to live on cliff sides...thank you for these videos! I will be enjoying these for quite some time!

@supriyabarsode8039 3 жыл бұрын

Loving your videos so down to earth and unassuming !

@annearnott2108 5 жыл бұрын

Carlo does make me laugh.. With the shopping and his sweets for family.. Awww Lovely present for him from your dad. And your teabags. Xx

@rosannapizza6402 3 жыл бұрын

South Italians are super generous.. If you go visiting you always go with something (even Italians here in the states.. you never go empty handed.. even if its a bar of chocolate@ my Nonna and Dad were the most generous) and when you go on vacation it was an ordeal too of bringing back things for everyone even though you went on vacation. yep....

@vickisw176 5 жыл бұрын

Loved it thx Nicki I used to do the same when I lived abroad.

@nicolebrown1986 3 жыл бұрын

I love this video!!! I've watched it over and over.

@carolelongo5894 5 жыл бұрын

Loved your video.. not boring at all! Condolences to all for the passing of Rosa!

@nancyfielden270 3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you all from Montana USA🥰

@lindamasson8799 Жыл бұрын

I just love that big bag of tea and yes all the chocolate. Your Siamese kitty is just gorgeous.

@loubock3238 3 жыл бұрын

Love and blessings to this lovely family.

@teamclarevlogs 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, my hubby just said to me ‘we’ve just packed away our grocery shopping and now we’re watching someone unpack their shopping!’ 😂 but we just love watching you, we lived in Naples a few years ago, and plan on visiting the Amalfi next year so your videos are so interesting, thank you for sharing, and no it’s not boring, it makes you happy and that’s all that matters ♥️

@NickiPositano 5 жыл бұрын

It did feel a bit silly filming myself unpacking shopping!

@janelle144 3 жыл бұрын

@@NickiPositano I love to see what people have bought and are unpacking from their haul.

@carollangman1163 4 жыл бұрын

Since i found you a week ago ive been watching your videos and really enjoying them so i subscribed from England ✋

@lanuvio1 3 жыл бұрын

I totally enjoyed this video! You are both so sweet, your what I would wish everyone could have as a neighbor including myself, thank you for this moment. Best wishes from Canada!🇨🇦🤗

@watcher223 5 жыл бұрын

I loved the video! No matter where our lives take us, there are always favorites from our hometown! A nice advantage to driving your car instead of a plane flight!

@enzocentofanti6520 3 жыл бұрын

Love all your videos Nicki, Carlo and Sky. Writing from Georgia USA.

@barbaracameron5610 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos and want your life! How lucky you are to live in such an incredible part of the world. I will be watching your life adventures and happy to be able to see your day to day life! Thank you

@vimmivimmi3173 3 жыл бұрын

Loving, caring and sharing

@kimjriley5463 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video. I used to live in Europe and I remember the chocolate. Amazing! I still miss it to this day! Love seeing what you brought back. I used to live in Ipswich England for 2 years. Loved it!

@Iluvchknz 3 жыл бұрын

I love Terry’s chocolate orange. I can only find them at Christmas here in the Midwest. They are a Christmas tradition at our house. Everyone gets one in their stocking.

@SHIRLEYZAPORZON 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are never ever boring !

@debraboyea7776 3 жыл бұрын

Omg the cat is GORGEOUS! Wow so many of the things you brought from England I love!

@marilynroberts6644 3 жыл бұрын

Another great bit of time spent with you.! That was so interesting. The chocolate orange seems to be a big hit in lots of places. We have them at Christmas here in the states. And I think most people bring back familiar favorites when they travel home, I know I do. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. ( prayers for Maria's family )

@agent4you2 3 жыл бұрын

Your cat's tummy looks like mine, but we're happy! I've never seen those chocolates here in the US.

@vcomments3484 3 жыл бұрын

Found your videos on youtube by chance and absolutely love watching them. The lifestyle and scenery remind me of my childhood in the Azores where I grew up. I was very surprised to see how much junk food you brought from England which doesn't quite fit into the lifestyle that I've been watching with all those fresh fruits and vegetables. Anyway, stay well and thank you for sharing.

@christineevans8998 5 жыл бұрын

We are kindred spirits! I adore chocolate too!

@emerkelly4916 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video, so natural

@suginami123 3 жыл бұрын

Oooo. I love to see what ppl buy and bring home. Unpacking is exciting. A must buy for me in the uk is Savlon.

@wandrousvindella716 3 жыл бұрын

Randomly saw this video pop up today, although I started following you last year~ Amazing what we can stuff in a small car when we're trying to bring "home" back home with us. ( I drive a mini ) Loved this video, as its the randomness that makes life so grand~

@ErinTabrett 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I’m often taking trips in the car to England so it’s nice to see what someone else is bringing back

@NickiPositano 5 жыл бұрын

lucky you! Once a year is not enough!

@patriciatagliabue5037 3 жыл бұрын

awesome video Nicki

@victoriamyung7029 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this so much!

@skiergirl4753 3 жыл бұрын

I love Club! I haven’t seen those in a loooong time

@elisa7881 3 жыл бұрын

OMD! Love your giant tea bag bag! lol I also used to bring back tea and maple syrup and peanut butter ...and American mustard, chocolate etc

@barbaragrace1992 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the shopping haul. I can never resist a closed packet or bag. Lol

@denisclarke5876 3 жыл бұрын

I just love all of your videos thy are very easy to watch fab

@ela_seo 5 жыл бұрын

That bag of Typhoo :)) So glad to see another one of your videos. It was interesting to see the things you brought from England. We're going there next weekend so it was like going through a list of ideas. You never know how your videos help others. And you also have such a dream life and family, while you manage to keep things so real, I don't think there was ever a boring video on your channel. I would comment on every video but I feel like I would just repeat the same things :)

@NickiPositano 5 жыл бұрын

Than is very kind of you! (Especially after a comment saying that there was no point to my videos! Have a good trip!

@stephintampa 5 жыл бұрын

Funny to see stuff I take for granted and is so hard or expensive for your region! Loved the video!

@NickiPositano 5 жыл бұрын

I know, as someone commented its a shame I bought a car full of rubbish back, but some peoples rubbish is another persons gold!

@dduncan3613 3 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel and I love it !

@pattyfromfl 3 жыл бұрын

Your vlogs are always so interesting! Carlo cracks me up! I understand your need for your tea, I would be the same way about my coffee! Thank you for sharing!

@tantkarin 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Found your channel a week ago or so, it probably popped up in my feed because of all the videos I've been watching about grocery shopping in other countries the last month. Just wanted to say that I love these types of videos, and I adore your home!

@Sherirose1 3 жыл бұрын

Your home is beautiful. I love your videos.

@zanbudd 2 жыл бұрын

The enormous bag of tiny tea bags made me laugh out loud for the first time all day! Glad you will have what you need to start the day for the foreseeable future! Plus jam from your dad and some of that nice bread and it’s a party!

@mlang3066 3 жыл бұрын

That was so much fun... always exciting to get things from home. And so smart to be stocking up on lots of essentials. We never know what tomorrow will bring in this crazy world we now live in.. Blessings everyone..🤗

@donnanancekivell9430 3 жыл бұрын

Why are we fascinated with what other people eat and drink.........great haul.........Donna in Toronto

@SuperBeadgirl 3 жыл бұрын

You had me at the massive bag of tea 🤣🤣🤣

@taracarelli5383 3 жыл бұрын

I started crying at the Quality Street chocolates, then bawled when you pulled out the zTerrys chocolate. I’m a Canadian living in Calabria, the past two years.I can relate to so much of your life. Thanks for sharing.

@rolandtinker734 3 жыл бұрын

Just beautiful scarey paths though Have a great day

@jennifermiller7813 3 жыл бұрын

Breakfast tea- I have to try it, cause so many people drink it. Great hall. Your cats are beautiful

@karenglaicar5486 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy seeing all the different groceries you can buy in other countries. Love your fat cat, I have one also. Nice video. Take care.

@joyful8072 3 жыл бұрын

It's good you drove and were able to return home with so much bounty. Even if you can buy something where you live, it is a good thing if you can get it somewhere else for much less expense. Your little dog is so cute the way she was tilting her head at your questions in the beginning of the video. I'm glad she made the trip with you and Carlo.