Posts By Carla Bastos
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1.1KLifestyle & 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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1.2KTravelCarla 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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1.2KLifestyle & 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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1.1KNews & BuzzYes, 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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1.9KTravelCarla 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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1.5KNews & BuzzDreaming 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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1.4KLifestyle & 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...
