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'A Social Guide to Living in Italy' is a collection of short stories about our experience of living in Italy. Including: * Have You Got What it Takes? : Want to move abroad? Read on to find out if you are likely to make it abroad or if you should not bother renewing your passport. * Ex-Pat Army: It's these lovely bunch who help you out when you first arrive and give you your first firm footing in your new home abroad * Only When I Laugh: The lowdown on the Italian health system and why you really don't need to worry about it. * Guests or Pests? : Having guests staying with you 24/7... you either love it or hate it but either way there are bound to be some funny stories! * Excuse me - aren't you on the Telly? : What it's really like being filmed and the subsequent 'fall out'. * Boaring Subject: Tuscan Living comes with a suprising amount of wildlife - a lot of it as foreign and unpredictable as the neighbours. * Food, Glorious Food: Italians and their food - it's a unique and intricate relationship. * Somewhere Else - the 'new' Tuscany: Why every region want's to be the 'new' Tuscany yet everywhere else falls a long way short of the mark. * Agro-Tourism: Farm holidays... do they really work? * Is Befana Married to Santa? : Exploring cultural differences from the eyes of a child * Parle Italiano? : Do you speak Italian? We didn't to start with and even now still get it wrong - often with amusing consequences! * The Best Days of Their Lives: The Italian school system explained. * Winter Wonderland: What to do in Tuscany in Winter. 'The Right 'Good LIfe' Property' gives you guidance on finding the right house to live your dream... whatever that might be. Including: Chapter 1: Assess Your Needs - How to decide on your own personal house specifications. Including information on how much land you will need to undertake various forms of smallholding. Chapter 2: Location, Location, Location - How to identify the correct location to buy - and ways around this if you are caught short of money! Chapter 3: Self Build, Convert or What? - explores the best way to create your 'dream home' in practical terms. Chapter 4: Energy Options - a look into the significance of house choice in relation to heating, water, electricity etc. Chapter 5: Communal Living - A new trend and sensible way of facilitating your new life. Chapter 6: Case Studies - Two very different experiences analysed. The aim of 'The Definitive Guide to Buying in Italy' is to help you through every step of your purchase: Chapter 1: Choosing the right property Chapter 2: Finding your Dream Home Chapter 3: Buying & how the system works Chapter 4: Taxes, Fees & Financial matters Chapter 5: How to save thousands of €'s in a couple of easy steps This hand book is written by experts who have made the move to Italy and subsequently have helped countless people purchase in Italy hassel free. Richard and Sarah moved to Italy in 2002 and were filmed for Channel 4' No Goin Back, 'A Year in Tuscany' and are currently being filmed for their 3rd series 'The Great Italian Escape'. Why an e-booklet? Because it is eco-friendly - I know you'll use recycled paper to print on. Because you can reprint it if you drop it in the bath. Because it cuts out the extra expense of employing a printer - an expense which would be passed to you. Because it's increadibly easy - really it is.The ebooklets are sent to you via email with really simple printing instructions. Item price: £4.50
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