Posts By Carla Bastos
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39News & BuzzCarla Bastos in Italy: Creating my normal expat life
I was recently reminded once again that many people see the expat life as a never-ending vacation. Even after living in Italy...
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147Expat EssentialsPermesso di soggiorno: Navigating the labyrinth of Italy’s long-stay visa bureaucracy
It’s no secret that there are headaches involved with acquiring a long-term visa to live here in Italy. It can get complicated,...
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233Expat EssentialsCarla Bastos: My expat tips on how to avoid being a victim of hustlers, grifters and cyber thieves
(Editor’s note: You can read more here and here in Dispatches’ archives on how to avoid becoming an expat crime victim.) Having...
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241News & BuzzCarla Bastos: Meeting Google’s Roy Lin, and finding out what city limit signs really mean in Italy
Tourists and aspiring expats know to expect challenges when navigating unfamiliar places. Fortunately, because of the need for tourism revenue, most popular...
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304Lifestyle & CultureCarla Bastos: My ‘joyous and eye-opening’ first Christmas in Florence
After more than a week of nonstop rain and chilly temps in Tuscany, I decided I couldn’t wait any longer to visit...
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300TravelCarla Bastos: Cruising out of Venice to Greece and Croatia
Having seen a great deal of Italy by now, but not yet Venice, it was an easy decision to plan a birthday...
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333Lifestyle & CultureCarla Bastos: My first year as an expat in Italy
I recently read, yet again, that it typically takes two years to fully acclimate to life in a new country. Those two...
