Tuscany’s heartland of rolling hills, sunflower fields and medieval hill towns is often called the “Golden Triangle”. It’s easy to see why.
One vendor seeks 160,000 euro ($203,000) for a 430-square-foot studio in a farmhouse complex near Volterra. Big difference to the Lunigiana, a relatively unknown corner of northern Tuscany in Italy. Up in its hills [...]
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Volterra: Alabaster, Etruscans, and “Free” Accommodation
Tuscany For $46,000, or Less
Perched on a wall, scoffing a mint-and hazelnut ice cream, I’m watching an Italian mountain rescue collie go through his paces. No spectator fee for this local dog show. It’s happening on a grassy square outside Barga’s medieval walls.
Barga in Italy has a castle, Renaissance palaces and a backdrop of marble mountains. It’s a typical [...]
Day 3: If Stories of Lust and Nudity Bother You, Please Don’t Read This…
Oct. 7, 2009
Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas
Live from IL’s Live and Invest Overseas Conference
Las Vegas is down on its luck these days. Tourism is off, hotels are operating at reduced capacity, and there’s plenty of elbowroom at the craps tables.
But some of us are feeling pretty lucky. No, we didn’t win big in the casinos. [...]
Day 2: Retire at 44 (and Collect an Income From Anywhere in the World)
Oct. 6, 2009
Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas
Live from IL’s Live and Invest Overseas Conference
Dead silence. That’s about the last thing you want to happen at a high-energy conference when one of your best speakers finishes his presentation. Especially when you’re ready to go to on a high-energy coffee break.
In this case, though, silence was golden.
John [...]
“Dream Retirement” Rescue Plan Revealed on the First Day
Oct. 5, 2009
Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas
Live from IL’s Live and Invest Overseas Conference
In 2001 at age 49, Lee Harrison took early retirement from his job as an engineer with a power company. Lee had a modest income and moderate savings. He liked his job and what he was doing. As Lee says, “I had [...]
Italy’s Other Amalfi—at a Fraction of the Cost
Steenie Harvey investigates for International Living Italy’s “other Amalfi”…the affordable, equally stunning area of Maratea, Basilicata.