Last month, Dave and I travelled to Puglia, Italy to attend the wedding of Property Brother Drew Scott and his beautiful fiance, Linda Phan. The many days of stunning, and overly generous, festivities were shot for their televised wedding special, Linda and Drew Say I Do. https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/property-brothers-linda-and-drew-say-i-do/about, and for an exclusive spread in People magazine. 
A quick photo (dining) diary of our 10 days driving the countryside and staying at the incredible Borgo Egnazia.
Rome: Colusseum requisite tour… It never ceases to blow my mind.
…and Roman ruins lit at night. I went to a Monet exhibit at the Vittoriano. The art of the father of Impressionism wasn’t as “impressive” as walking the ancient streets and eating delicious Roman food.
We took the train from Rome to Bari and drove the coast of Puglia to reach Borgo Egnazia, (www.borgoegnazia.com) where the wedding festivities were held. It is like a fairy tale Relais & Chateau hotel with 600 staff at peak season; it is a small town unto itself with a wonderful spa, tennis courts, pools, golf, multiple restaurants and a seaside club. Madonna just had her birthday there ( https://www.wmagazine.com/story/madonna-59th-birthday-horse-puglia-italy) and it was the choice of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel for their wedding (https://www.brides.com/story/jessica-biel-justin-timberlake-wedding-photos.)
This tree in the foyer is decorated with thousands of pages of books.
I took a refreshing dip in the Adriatic at the ocean club.
The view from their pizzeria restaurant.
We were delighted to be included in the bachelor and bachelorette karaoke party on the Wednesday night. On Friday, we attended a stunning 300+ person welcome party in the piazza. Wow. The food was phenomenal and the decor authentically Italian, right down to the little old ladies lining the party perimeter, making homemade pasta by hand.
Here I am with our balcony next door neighbours, the hosts of Masters of Flip on HGTV, Kourtney and Dave. (http://www.hgtv.ca/shows/masters-of-flip/) They are such nice people. I think it’s because they are Canadian!
At the wedding reception with the lovely ladies of fashion/marketing trend forecasters Fashion Snoops and Scott Brothers Global’s wonder woman Rachel.
Drew and Linda cut their multi-tiered and flavoured cake. They were so adorable. The whole week was focused on their loving family and friends. They have such a strong bond: it is impressive.
Our table-mates, Teddy and Matt from CAA.
Dave and I toured the famed Castellana Caves. http://www.grottedicastellana.it/en/the-caves/ They were as impressive as the Mayan Caves in Belize but less hands-on. If you really want a thrilling day of cave tubing, artifacts, waterfall jumping and climbing, stay at Ian Anderson’s Caves Branch Adventure Company and Jungle Lodge and try the Cave Waterfall Expedition: https://www.cavesbranch.com/belize-waterfalls !
In the town of Torre Canne, Dave said he had the best seafood pasta of his life at Il Punto (http://www.ristoranteilpunto.it).
Main pool at the Borgo. Not too shabby…
The most exquisite town we visited was cliffside Polignano a Mare. It is breaktaking and riddled with wonderful, ancient streets with cute boutiques and cafes. They host the World Cliff Diving Competition! http://cliffdiving.redbull.com/en_BA/article/women-watch-2018
Careful when you step out your back door!
Yummy dinner at Antiche Mura : the sign belies the restaurant which is caverne-like.
Our concierge sent us to the most delicious restaurant in Fasano called La Locanda Di Martume. Be sure to go there: it’s off the beaten path and features sensational, traditional Puglian food. It’s where the locals dine.
Last meal: Mother’s Day Brunch with the Scott family. Thank you for your generosity and hospitality!
TREDSUP 