How to Italy

Italia nell'anima - yet another blog to read

How to Italy's Laura Buonanno has been so inspired by the other Italy blogs out there, she's started her own.

In l'Italia nell'anima, she's charting her progress from leaving her life in Louisville and starting over in Italy a year from now.

You see what she's up to here

In memory of a pioneer of overseas living, studying, travelling and working

On a sad note, I just want to pay tribute to Dr Clayton Allen Hubbs, the founder of the hugely successful Transitions Abroad, the portal for living, working, studying and travelling overseas.

Clay, who loved Italy and had lovingly-restored an old watchtower in a village near Siena, has died in his sleep after a long illness. 

As his son Greg Hubbs, the web content editor for the portal, said: "Integrity, human decency, endless curiousity, and the humility of an old-school American gentleman who grew up alone in the farmlands of Missouri to travel the world fearlessly are qualities I believe have defined my father's life."

Clay Hubbs set up Transitions Abroad in his basement back in 1977 and evolved it into a successful family business.

The Transitions Abroad portal and magazine are so successful that the Association of International Educators have dubbed it "The single most useful and important" resource for work abroad, study abroad, cultural travel overseas, and international living."

Great blog on living in Florence

It's great to see this site active with lots of comments being made. And it's great to read the Italy epiphanies, too. Please keep them coming!

I really love reading about your experiences. My friends in the UK just don't get why I love Italy so it's always good to know that you do.

Have you ever read Melinda Gallo's blog? Melinda lives in Florence and her blog is delicious. It's beautifully presented and gives a real insight into life as a foreigner in the Tuscan city.

The blog has been flagged by lots of newspapers and magazines and rightly so. If you haven't stumbled across this yet, you don't know what you're missing. I highly recommend it. Read it here.

My love affair with Italy

As many of you know, I fell in love with Italy when I was a 19-year-old aupair with seriously, seriously bad Italian. I couldn't understand a word of anything anyone said to me. But even so, the magic of the country seeped through. I was hooked. Big time.

That summer, I spent time both in Naples and in the tiny village of Rivisondoli high up in the mountains of Abruzzo.

The buzz of Naples was something I'll never ever forget. Yes, it was bad. It was dangerous. And boys on their vespas were forever trying to snatch my handbag. But I was like a bee to a honeypot. I just couldn't get enough.

Life in Cagliari

We're back down in Cagliari this weekend after a spur-of-the-moment decision yesterday morning.

I'm glad we made the 4-hour drive from Sardinia's north coast to the south because I fell in love with the island's capital all over again.

Expat casestudies for new book

Are you successfully living and working in Italy?

Do you want to inspire others, showcase your business or simply get known for what you do?

Are you willing to share your story?