FD: Where my parents come from, in
the south of Sardinia. It's like chalk
and cheese, compared to the north
of the island. Obviously if you want
to see the footballers and the big
yachts you go to the Costa Smerel-
da. But the south is a quarter of the
price, you might not get the same
kind of hotels but the sea is much
better and the whole area is beauti-
ful, fantastic.
FD: I go to Cervinia, that's another
place you should go. It's guaranteed
snow, you can ski in July if you want;
and you can ski to Zermatt. It's just
two hours from Milan, so I get to see
my mum who's just north of there,
in Varese; my kids can practise their
Italian; the food is second-to-none;
and it's much cheaper than Zermatt.
So it's five birds with one stone. I've
skied since I was a kid, I can get from
A to B no problem, but I don't take
any silly risks. I ski from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m., then stop for a big bowl of
pasta, a couple of glasses of wine,
TDN: Tell us one place off the beaten track
in your homeland that deserves a holiday.
TDN: You love skiing too, don't you?
Do you have to rein yourself in, with
the risk of getting injured in mind?
