Living in Italy
If you have landed on this page, the dream of living La dolce vita has probably crossed your mind. Are you toying with the idea of moving to Lake Como, Italy? Here, I share my story and experiences, daily life and culture. If you are looking into moving to Italy, I invite you to visit EasyMilano.com, Expats in Italy.
(The above image was taken in the town of Menaggio)

My Italian Connection
Behind every experience of an expat living in Italy, there is a story. My short-term stay turned into a lifetime ...
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Living in Italy Lockdown 2.0
Here in Italy, we’re in lockdown, again. I wrote about Living in Lockdown during the first lockdown when Italy was ...
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Harvesting Chestnuts on Monte Barro
How do you say Chestnuts in Italian? Castagne I have to admit, I had no idea that chestnuts came from ...
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Living in Italy Lockdown
Since my post of two weeks ago, much has changed here in Italy. Stricter measures and directives have been imposed ...
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Milan to Lake Como, Life at Villa Ucci Luxury B&B
Balancing City Life in Milan and Lakeside Living at Lake Como - On the road to Bellagio in the village ...
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The Obamas Visit Lake Como
Big news! The Obama family is visiting Lake Como this weekend! They will be guests at Villa Oleandra in Laglio, ...
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The American Guy Who Has Charmed Lecco
I met up with Hayden Knight Weiler to interview him about his new video “I Love Italy” which has become ...
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Lecco not Lecce: travels gone wrong (#DolceVitaBloggers)
Another story-share with the girls at #DolceVitaBloggers, a community of Italophile bloggers. Here's a story about train travel in Italy ...
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Lifestyle & Culture on Lake Como
Living in Italy If you have landed on this page, the dream of living La dolce vita has probably crossed your mind ...
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What is it? I asked the citizens of Lecco
An unusual structure I often go jogging along the lake following the cycle path parallel to Viale Don Giovanni Ticozzi ...
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How Visiting Lake Como Can Bring Balance to Your Life
There’s a reason why A-list celebrities and billionaires prefer having villas at Lake Como. This list includes George Clooney, Richard Branson, the Russian billionaire ...
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Women Who Inspire (#DolceVitaBloggers)
Each month #DolceVitaBloggers share a theme. This month in honor of Women's Day (March 8), the topic is "Inspirational Women" ...
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Snow on Lake Como
It gets cold in the winter and when it snows it doesn't stick. Yesterday and the day before, Feb 26-27 ...
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Finding Romance on Lake Como
The chimes of church bells rang, waking me up. Five, six, seven...it was eight o’clock in the morning. I peeled ...
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