Posts By Carla Bastos
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707Lifestyle & 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...
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661News & Buzz
Yes, Italy’s new far-right government is anti-immigrant, but that doesn’t extend to Black Americans
Since last month’s election of Italy’s new prime minister, I’ve been bombarded with questions from folks in the United States. Friends, distant...
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964Travel
Carla Bastos: Barga, the most Scottish town in Italy
It was the most curious thing I’d seen all weekend – maybe even since I’d arrived in Tuscany. Sitting prominently in a...
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1.1KNews & Buzz
Dreaming of moving to Italy, Americans? Here’s a reality check from an expat who did it
(Editor’s note: This post about moving to Italy is third in a series looking at the best countries in Europe for American expats....
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817Lifestyle & Culture
‘Getting Out’: American author in Italy Carla Bastos on her new book about her expat journey and on the hard truths about the creative process
(Editor’s note: You can order “Getting Out,” Carla Bastos’ new book about leaving the United States for Italy, here on Amazon or...
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897Expat Essentials
Carla Bastos: Italy’s long-awaited Digital Nomad Visa is coming, but there are still lots of unknowns
I’m not sure if Italy gets the European Union’s bureaucratic labyrinth grand prize, but it’s certainly in the running. The soon-to-be enacted...
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868Lifestyle & Culture
Carla Bastos in Tuscany: Leaving the touristy Italy to discover the hilltop city of San Gimignano
(Editor’s note: American Carla Bastos recently expatriated to Tuscany from the United States. You can read her series about that adventure here.)...
