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Stef and Nico
I am Stef (male, 50 years of age, only just), married to Nico (male, almost 60), both born in The Netherlands and a couple since 1985 (prehistoric times). We moved to Italy in 2008 after staying at Pavia for half a year, for reasons of study (medieval history). In these 6 months we found our dream villa in the unknown Oltrepo Pavese region, south of Pavia, which was perfectly suited for our plan: starting a B&B vacation rental business...
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Carol and Tony Evans
We are Carol & Tony Evans, both British and come from Hull in northern England and we have been married for 28 years. Since the early 1980's we had always wanted to move and live abroad. At that time, we chose northern France as a destination but due to a dramatic change in the interest rates, we decided to leave it for a year or so...
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Teaching English is really the only job easily accessible to non-English speakers. My wife is a language teacher and it really is very easy to find work if you are not in one of the main touristy areas. In cities like Turin or Milan you will find a job very easily. Try to arrive in September/October though to be in time for the beginning of the teaching year...
I live in Nola about 15 minutes from Naples, I really think you should holiday out here to actualy get a taste for the area and country. I recommend that you come in the tourist off season. You need to try to see Naples not from a tourists point of view but from a residents point of view. Naples is not an average italian city, it's in political turmoil and the local economies are quite fragile and very, very volatile...
We have moved to Arco Felice, outside of Pozzouli, Italy in September last year. We had been on holiday around here 3 times and decided to take the plunge and up sticks and move. We had no jobs to go to, but my husband is a tutor and is doing the TEFL course, and I am looking for work here. We are learning the language. It is hard to find 9-5 work, I have tried the agencies and large hotels in Naples, but to no avail. I have had mixed feelings about life here and at times it feels like riding a roller coaster...
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