660 Living in Italy- pipe dreams for me!

I have been reading (enviously) all the posts on "introduce yourself" of all you good people who are living in/ moving to La Bella Italia, and all the time holding back on introducing myself properly. I,m 35, live in Norfolk (any other members from this area on here?), a big football fan, and united with the rest of you in my love of Italy. i work in the Coach travel industry, and in 1996 i undertook my first ever tour to Italy, Lake Garda to be precise. I fell in Love with the place straight away, although very touristy, it had something to it that no other place in Europe that i had visited before could match. This was to be the beginning of my love affair with this beautiful country. Upto 2000 i took coaches over to Italy on about 5 more occasions. In May 2004 i decided that i would start taking advantage of low flights by going back to Lake Garda via Milan Linate airport, and since then have made short popovers to Rome, Puglia & Turin, and shortly to be Bergamo.
Living in Italy is, at best, a pipe dream for me. One day i might make it, and i do at least have a bit of time on my side. Having the courage to make such an upheaval is the main stumbling block (along with finances!). For now, i will visit Italy as often as work commitments permit. To all you lucky people out there, keep living that dream!

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 06/24/2005 - 04:27

[QUOTE=ITFCazzurro]I have been reading (enviously) all the posts on "introduce yourself" of all you good people who are living in/ moving to La Bella Italia, and all the time holding back on introducing myself properly. I,m 35, live in Norfolk (any other members from this area on here?), a big football fan, and united with the rest of you in my love of Italy. i work in the Coach travel industry, and in 1996 i undertook my first ever tour to Italy, Lake Garda to be precise. I fell in Love with the place straight away, although very touristy, it had something to it that no other place in Europe that i had visited before could match. This was to be the beginning of my love affair with this beautiful country. Upto 2000 i took coaches over to Italy on about 5 more occasions. In May 2004 i decided that i would start taking advantage of low flights by going back to Lake Garda via Milan Linate airport, and since then have made short popovers to Rome, Puglia & Turin, and shortly to be Bergamo.
Living in Italy is, at best, a pipe dream for me. One day i might make it, and i do at least have a bit of time on my side. Having the courage to make such an upheaval is the main stumbling block (along with finances!). For now, i will visit Italy as often as work commitments permit. To all you lucky people out there, keep living that dream![/QUOTE]

Don't dream it, live it. It is possible.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 07/06/2005 - 16:35

When you went to torino, did you visit the countryside? Houses in Monferrato are not expensive yet, so your dream could very well come true!

Paola

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/08/2005 - 16:12

Unfortunately not, as i was on one of these 'there & back in 48 hour' jaunts that i like to do now and then. However, i shall bear your comments in mind, should i find myself back in the Piedmonte area in the near future, thankyou.