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toehold in sun-kissed, seductive Italy for less than $100,000 -
Romantic
cities. Timeless hill towns. Snowy mountains, idyllic islands, and a rivetingly
beautiful coastline—most people realize Italy is a vacationer’s paradise,
but owning or renting a home here can cost far less than you probably imagine.
Steeney
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| A
Trip To Magna Grecia ~ The Many Faces Of Southern Italy ~ by Marialena
Lioulia - Visiting the southern part of Italy has been a desire of mine
for quite some time: I have visited Italy three times in the past twenty
years, but never the deep south of Italy. Entering Italy from Greece is
not much of a problem, since both air and links can get you across the
Adriatic Sea in no time. This time I embarked on a ferry for Italy from
the Greek port of Patras - my destination was Brintisi, a 14 hour trip
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| A
Woman, A Child, And An Italian Hill Town ~ Taking Off For Italy ~
by Patricia Hill - Last year, after deciding that I needed a break from
what had become a stultifying routine of work, household maintenance, and
small-town social life, I sold my house and most of my belongings and took
my 9-year-old daughter to Europe for eight months. I wanted to expose her
to more of the world and its inhabitants than the small corner she was
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to grab the chance to spend a lot of time together before she entered adolescence.
We spent the month of September in London, and then took off for Italy,
where I intended to spend the winter traveling, reading, and just hanging
out. Aug/04 |
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| Affording
to Live in Italy with an Italian Mortgage - It’s all very
well mortgage companies in the UK or US telling us that we can re-mortgage
out principal residence, release equity and use this money to buy a home
overseas if we want to – but what about those people who actually want
to live abroad, how can they raise the finance to buy abroad and afford
to live abroad? OCt./06 |
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| Apartment
Hunting in Venice ~ Learning The Ins And Outs Of Renting In Venice
~ By Shannon McGrath - The first inhabitants of Venice were
known as the Ligurians and the city and culture they established would
spread across Europe and Asia. Venice has to be one of the most beautiful
cities to live in but also one of the most difficult, as the infrastructure
of the city has been slowly worn away by the elements. This month read
about how to look for an apartment in Venice and what you need to know
about leases, water, heat and rental agencies. Dec./02 |
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Nido & Scuola Materna - Education In Italy ~ by Deirdré
Straughan - When we arrived in Italy in December, 1990, Rossella was 16
months old. I had been full-time at home with her for most of her life,
except for two months of increasingly long hours in a parents' cooperative
daycare center at Yale in late 1990, when I needed time to pack up our
house and make other arrangements to move. Ross, although the youngest
in the group, had been quite happy in daycare; she enjoyed being with other
kids. So when we got to Milan, I decided it was time for me to go back
to work, and I wasn't worried about her reaction to more daycare. Jan/04 |
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| Astray
On Italy’s Ravishing Riviera… Real Estate In Italy - Right
now, in fact, Lunigiana offers an incredible array of bargains that disappeared
elsewhere in Tuscany decades ago. Attractive village houses in good condition
are plentifully available for $105,650 to $176,000. If you follow Italian
real estate, you’ll know there are no worrying fluctuations in the Tuscan
property market — prices continue going up and up and up. By Steenie
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| Buying
Real Estate in Italy ~ A legal Overview ~ Italy
is well known for its red tape and this of course can include property
transactions. However it does not mean that the system is worse than others
and to some extent it could be considered safer. Generally, there are three
steps involved in buying a property: proposal of purchase, preliminary
purchase and final purchase. There are certain legal precautions
that can be followed throughout each stage to protect your interests and
ensure your purchase goes successfully. By Tracey Meagher Sept./05 |
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| Cremona,
Italy ~ Violin Making ~ by Will Sullivan - Cremona, Italy is located
in the north of Italy, near the borders of Germany and France. The sound
and beauty of making a great violin are well described in the above article.
Will has written a great snapshot of an Italian city most people have never
heard of. Nov./03 |
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| Finding
a Home In Italy - Local papers also advertise apartments and houses
for rent, but word of mouth is the Italian way. Universities have
message boards where apartments or rooms for rent are commonly posted.
Aimed at students, these often have shorter leases, but can contain some
of the best deals out there. However, if you want something long-term
it’s still worth asking. These same message boards and newspapers
are a great place for you to post an ad for specifically what you are looking
for. Going these routes will get you a cheaper deal, at least cutting
out the cost of the agency.. By Shannon McGrath |
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| Dining
Out In Rome ~ Discovering Rome's Restaurants ~ by Mauri Artz -
This is not your typical guide to dining in Rome. Two years ago, my family
and I spent a year living in Rome’s historical center. Prior to living
in Rome, we had visited there several times. We often followed the restaurant
recommendations of travel books, magazines, and hotel concierge desks.
Some of our eating experiences were wonderful, albeit expensive. Other
recommendations weren’t so spectacular. Jan/05 |
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| Dream
of Tuscany With Eyes Wide Open - After investigating a number of
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that the medieval city of Lucca, Italy, historic home of the composer Puccini,
near Pisa, fit my vision of the kind of community that I wanted:- compact,
with a real pedestrian center, coffee bars and lively street life, opportunities
for quality music, yoga, and other cultural activities, plenty of sunshine
and fairly mild weather, within an hour or two of the sea and mountains
with beautiful natural areas, within an hour of an international airport
and last but not least, easy to get around via bicycle, bus or train. May/07 |
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| Fugitive
(from Bureaucracy) -
An American's incredibly funny ongoing quest for Italian citizenship. A
very informative and very humorous account of one man's quest for Italian
Citizenship. Michael Brouse writes from Rome, where he now lives as an
Italian citizen. [Escape From America Magazine] |
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| Growing
Healthy In Sardinia ~ Europe's Healthiest Population ~ by Emma
Bird - Sardinians do indeed look much younger than they are. My boyfriend
is 37 and friends who haven’t yet met him expect him to arrive in prim,
conservative clothes. “Dove Mario? Where’s Mario then?” Valentina asked
me in the Cagliari gelateria where we were celebrating her birthday. “Over
there”, I replied, pointing to a normal-looking bloke that just happened
to be my boyfriend. “Oh” she said, “But I thought he was old. He just looks
like one of us.” Sept./04 |
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| In
Italy On Line -
Special thanks to In Italy Online the 4,500 page website on Italy for permission
to reprint Fugitive (from Bureaucracy) one our favorite articles on Italy.
The artilce is an example of the resources you'll find on the In Italy
Online website. A website that has more on Italy than any website
we know of. Bring Italy into your house, visit In Italy Online ~ |
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| Italy
In Winter - From Rome To Venice ~ By Matthew Atlee - Traveling
around Italy in the winter, so I'm told, is a great idea because the summer
crowds are gone and you have a greater opportunity to see the art and history
of the country. |
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is cool to cold but the sites are great and the food is even better. If
you've always wanted to go but were afraid of the crowds, you should try
Italy in the winter. March/03 |
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| It’s
a Nice Life, But… - Living In Italy ~ by Deirdré Straughan
- What would it be like to live in Italy. Most people dream about just
that. The great food in the south of Italy, the green fields and beautiful
cities of Tuscany and the mountains of the north - all of these locales
have attracted foreigners for centuries. But that's how most people see
it from a far. Maybe life in Italy would be boring and cramped. The above
article explores what it's like to live in Italy from day to day. Oct./03 |
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| Living
In Italy - Beyond the Illusion ~ Italy
has never ceased to captivate people from other countries, especially speakers
of English. They begin to see their former homes as sunless and dull, their
former lives as restricted and puritanical. They see themselves changing
in expected ways, becoming perhaps more alive, even hedonistic or, in other
instances, more scholarly or more deeply religious. For a few the changes
are intimidating, but often the newcomer begins to see Italy as a new kind
of home and looks for ways to stay longer or permanently By Ruth Halcomb
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| Living
In Italy -Moving to Italy - For those Americans wanting to live
in the land of Dante, home of Michelangelo, the birthplace of Columbus,
there is good news: unless you want to buy property in the center
of a major town, Italy can be a bargain. All it takes is patience
and flexibility in choosing a residence. |
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In Sardinia - Between Africa And Europe ~ by Emma Bird - It was
10.15pm on a hot summer evening in Sardinia. I had arrived on the island
five days previously and had just finished my second lesson teaching English
to a small group of adults in a private language school. All 10 of them
patiently waited for my boyfriend to show up, refusing to let me hang around
in the dark by myself. Then he rang. He was going to be another 45 minutes
because of traffic problems. I relayed this back to the students. For the
next 30 seconds a frantic conversation ensued between them. Then it was
decided. “Tu vieni con noi,” Milena told me, taking me firmly by the arm
and marching me towards her car, a white Fiat 500, now 44 years old but
still going strong. “You come with us.” No ifs or buts. We would go to
the local pizzeria en masse, have food and drink and Mario would collect
me there. July/04 |
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| Lunigiana
~ Tuscany’s Hidden Gem ~ by Bill Breckon - The scenery, with steep-sided
valleys wooded with chestnut and European oak and overlooked by mountain
crags and ruined fortresses, is unexpected and breath-taking, yet the unspoilt
villages and towns of Lunigiana are close to the sea and the resorts of
the Golf of the Poets (where Byron and Shelley stayed) and less than an
hour from the marvellous walled city of Lucca and from Pisa airport. And
the nearby autostrade take you to Florence in less than two hours. April/05 |
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| Moving
Your Business Offshore - Offshore/Onshore Reports - Offshore Business
- In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore
information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources.
We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax
Online NewsWire - If you want to know about investing offshore we recommend
that you subscribe to the NewsWire. It's written by professionals and provides
up to date information that is accurate. By subscribing to the "LowtaxOnline
NewsWire" you will be able to receive all important international tax and
offshore stories in one compact e-mail, conveniently sent at midnight GMT
every Thursday so as to be available around the world before the end of
the working week. This LowtaxOnline TaxWire on Moving Your Business Offshore
was a Special Feature for Friday 5th January 2001 It was compiled by Tax-news.com
editorial staff in London and New York Robert Lee and Mike Godfrey. |
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Florence ~ But Not At First ~ by Victoria Lucia - To study abroad
or not to study abroad? I wrestled with this question on my way to class,
in class, and before I fell asleep, only to find that no matter how many
times I weighed the pros and cons, the pros emerged victorious. Florence
had a reputation for being alive with culture. There would be churches,
museums, pasta, debonair Italian men, and enough wine to fill the Grand
Canyon. Feb/04 |
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| Naples
-Falling For Italy’s Raffish Old Rogue ~ by Steenie Harvey - A
balmy winter night. I’m drinking wine and scoffing seafood risotto outside
a restaurant called Ettore on via Santa Lucia. Somebody is late hauling
their laundry in - towels and teacloths flutter like ghostly banners from
a washing line strung between two balconies across the street. This is
a pure southern Italian cliché - right down to the honking Vespas
and neighborhood minstrels. Carrying accordions and a double bass, another
three
are now preparing to give diners a serenade. Mar/05 |
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| Opening
A Business In Rome ~One Expatriate’s Observations ~ by Sarah Yeomans
- My first impression of Rome was that it was a lawless land, where you
could make up the rules as you went along, as long as it didn’t attract
the attention of the occasionally alert police officer or government official.
Everything around me seemed to reinforce this impression, from the “creative”
parking solutions, such as parking on a curb, to the seemingly helter-skelter
methods of immigration control. Sept./04 |
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| Overseas
with a Toddler: Traveling in Italy -Mama Mia - This timely article
by Maura Madigan dispels some of the misconceptions and fears surrounding
life outside the USA. Maura's article focuses on the benefits for children
living an international life, such as increased cultural awareness and
tolerance of differences and indifferneces. She says, "It’s the chance
for them to experience life, not prefabricated kiddie fun." Why not show
them the world. Maura, her husband, and their two-year-old daughter are
on the road again after living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on a three
year work contract. By the time their daughter was 18 months old, she had
lived in three countries. Maura writes that many people, including friends
and relatives, think it's outrageous to move and travelabroad with children.
They keep urging them to settle in the US, but they don't feel that
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Of Rome” - Semester Abroad ~ by Nicholas Pellicani - Rome has been
called the Caput Mundi, or Capital of the World. While its present
day relevance has diminished of late, it still conjures up images of Julius
Caesar inspiring, elaborate papal processions, and Mussolini yelling from
the balcony. A semester abroad allowed myself the opportunity to
stroll through the beautiful piazza’s and feast on the world’s best food,
but I was not prepared for the impression one magical night would leave
on me. It would be a calm, modest, yet deeply spiritual night shared
by thousands, which would forever make Rome a part of me. April/04 |
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| Prehistoric
Underpants - The Iceman Of Bolzano, Italy ~ By Bonnie Burns - They
say he died 5,300 years ago. It must have been a shock to the two
German tourists who found him sticking out of a melting alpine glacier.
The mummy, Iceman, now rests in the northeast part of Italy in a town called
Bolzano. July/04 |
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| Real
Estate in The Italian Lake District ~ The
Lake District is one of the most romantic places in Italy. Surrounded by
majestic snow-capped mountains, the deep glacial lakes provide an oasis
of calm and serenity. Hillsides are covered with olive groves, lemon trees
or date palms and banana trees. Rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and an
assortment of wildflowers provide colourful additions to the green hills
in the summertime.
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in the City: An Early Morning Run - Take an early morning run through
the streets of Rome. Alan Epstein takes us through Rome as few others have
the ability to do. His book "As The Romans Do" is a book every intended
and current expatriate will want to read. Alan and his family live
in Rome and make it abundantly clear that they intend to stay. This fine
sketch of Rome is rendered all the more dynamic by the excellent photographs
of Diane Epstein. |
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Days Under the Tuscan Sun and in the Shade of Umbria - It
was simple enough to get there from Paris -- EasyJet was easy and cheap...a
little more than a one hour flight to Pisa from Orly Airport at 6 a.m.
without much ado or hassle for about 100€ round trip. The little Pisa
airport was a simple, too. A two-minute shuttle took my daughter and I
to our rental car at the Hertz lot -- a bright blue Fiat Panda that seemed
to have "we're in Italy" written all over it. The luggage fit perfectly
in the trunk and off we went. Sept./06 |
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| The
Double Escape - Escaping from Britain to Italy ~ By Jonathan Anderson
- When I came to Italy in 1983, I was escaping from the gloomy Britain
of Margaret Thatcher. I could see no brightness in any future for me there,
so together with my brother, I left England. We were searching for complete
change, adventure and the chance to make a new start in life with a different
flavor. Certainly, we found all these things and much more by moving to
Italy. Over twenty years later we are both still very happy to be living
here, and thriving with our respective families. Jul/05 |
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| Time
In Venice - October In Venice ~ by Suzy Fischer - We woke up on
that perfect Venice October day and went down to a breakfast of bread and
coffee as is the Italian custom. We did not know yet that it would
be the most perfect of Venice fall days, with the sun still warm, and mostly
just the townspeople left to go about their days after this summer's mad
rush. July/04 |
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| Traveling
And Teaching On The Mediterranean - Mallorca, Sardinia and
Rhodes ~ By Ron Jenkins - Traveling and teaching on the Mediterranean
sounds like something from the Ancient world. That distinctive Mediterranean
blue water mixed with rejuvenating Mediterranean air. It makes me think
of a Chirico painting or a glass of retsina with a small plate of olive
oil, tomato and feta. Jan/03 |
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| Trieste,
Italy ~ A Friendly City Off The Beaten Track ~ by Dulcy Blattner
- I'd been thinking about a visit to Trieste for years, ever since my father
shoved a folder of papers in my hand saying, "I guess you should have this
now." The folder contained the location of a grave in Trieste's cemetery,
along with decades of correspondence between my grandfather and the cemetery's
caretakers. The grave was that of my father's sister – my aunt – who died
before reaching her first birthday. Jun/05 |
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| Via
Francigena ~ Trekking The Pathway To Paradise ~ by Brandon Wilson
- In the entire world, reportedly, there were three roads to Paradise in
early Christendom. The first is the Camino de Santiago that meanders 500
miles across northern Spain. This has been trekked by millions of faithful
for centuries on their way to pay homage to the remains of the apostle
St. James in Santiago de Compostela. Of course, the path from Rome, center
of the Holy See, to Jerusalem must appear in this sacred trinity. But in
second position and gaining in popularity is the Via Francigena (The Frankish
Route). Only recently has this important trail, whose origins date back
at least as far as the seventh century, received the recognition it so
richly deserves. Jan/05 |
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In Rome…..Eat Ice Cream ~ Italian Adventures ~ by Dawnelle Salant
- Our first stop in Italy was a place I’d never heard of before, and in
keeping with what I usually find of unknown places, it quickly became one
of my favorites. Cinque Terre is a series of five small fishing villages
positioned on the steep breathtaking cliffs of the Ligurian Sea.
The villages - Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore,
are definitely one of Italy’s hidden delights. Aug/04 |
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