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Forum: New Zealand
Dec 27th 2009, 5:52 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,194
Posted By genzana

Re: The Highs & Lows Of NZ!

Thanks for all the support folks!

Yes, Genesis, you've hit the nail on the head. I'm trying not to think about leaving the Italian food, history, sense of community... Then again, I can't wait...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 27th 2009, 12:04 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,194
Posted By genzana

Re: The Highs & Lows Of NZ!

Oops! I'm one of those people who can't afford to take a look first so I'm moving to NZ in a month without ever having visited it. :unsure: I'm also nervous that it will have many of the aspects I...
Forum: Italy
Aug 8th 2009, 11:53 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,115
Posted By genzana

Re: Getting qualifications recognised in Italy - ADVICE PLEASE!

Thanks both for the good advice!
Littleone hasn't made further progress since that post.
Italy has an embassy in New Zealand, so perhaps I can try there.
Forum: Italy
Jul 17th 2009, 9:16 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,115
Posted By genzana

Question Getting qualifications recognised in Italy - ADVICE PLEASE!

My boyfriend and I are thinking of leaving Italy for a while to spend some time in New Zealand, and then returning. While there, he hopes to upskill himself in one or two fields that might lead to...
Forum: Italy
Jul 4th 2009, 9:26 am
Replies: 127
Views: 55,259
Posted By genzana

Lightbulb Re: Any Brits Living In Abruzzo

Hi Maur-Ross,
Welcome!
Don't worry about the driving - you'll be absolutely fine. As soon as you're out of Rome, it's the quietest motorway ever.

So here's what you do:
1. From the airport...
Forum: Italy
Jun 15th 2009, 6:30 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,391
Posted By genzana

Re: Car Insurance

We also found Direct Line very competitive on price. And you can deal with them online, which is nice.

They do get more expensive the further south you go... but perhaps all companies do that.
Forum: Italy
Apr 14th 2009, 7:31 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,438
Posted By genzana

Re: information on Abruzzo

Hi Pete - we visited several areas of Italy until we saw Abruzzo and fell in love! There are some great bargains still, especially farther inland, more towards Rome.

Where to base ourselves -...
Forum: Italy
Apr 14th 2009, 7:17 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,391
Posted By genzana

Re: Car Insurance

Yeh, cars for part-timers here can be a real pain.
Quite apart from the residents-only rule, the seond hand market ain't that cheap. And then there's the wonderful change-of-ownership tax.
Here's...
Forum: Italy
Apr 14th 2009, 7:06 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 3,062
Posted By genzana

Re: Earthquake in Abruzzo

We're about 60km away from the epicentre and my neighbours are all, STILL, camping out in tents and cars and cabins.
They have a point though - there was another 5 pointer last night. It's hard to...
Forum: Italy
Apr 14th 2009, 6:49 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,512
Posted By genzana

Re: Need to sell house contents

The second hand market here isn't as developed as the US or UK, but people are starting to use Ebay more and more.
There's also the free site www.subito.it, and often local/free papers have free...
Forum: Italy
Mar 30th 2009, 8:38 pm
Replies: 127
Views: 55,259
Posted By genzana

Re: Any Brits Living In Abruzzo

Yeh, Celano is pretty, larger than I expected it to be, with a great fortress-museum (hence my visit). It felt a touch "resorty" to me, perhaps because it's near Ovindoli ski fields (these are...
Forum: Italy
Mar 18th 2009, 9:24 pm
Replies: 292
Views: 20,134
Posted By genzana

Re: TOP UK MISSED PRODUCTS -what do you stock up on?

NOTHING beats Italian pistacchio icecream! :thumbsup:

Has anyone been to the gelateria in San Valentino Citeriore (or something like that) off the Rome-Pescara road? It has won best gelato in...
Forum: Italy
Mar 11th 2009, 8:41 pm
Replies: 292
Views: 20,134
Posted By genzana

Re: TOP UK MISSED PRODUCTS -what do you stock up on?

Wow - I nosied Esselunga's website and they do seem to be well-stocked for sushi! Sadly, they're only in North Italy. I'm in Abruzzo. Not too many Japanese food fans here - no one here has tried...
Forum: Italy
Mar 11th 2009, 5:13 pm
Replies: 292
Views: 20,134
Posted By genzana

Re: TOP UK MISSED PRODUCTS -what do you stock up on?

I was hunting desperately for liquid glucose to make a Delia Smith recipe the other day. I didn't find it, but my hunt took me into Conad in Sulmona, where I was shown liquid "zucchero di canna" or...
Forum: Italy
Dec 1st 2008, 10:13 am
Replies: 127
Views: 55,259
Posted By genzana

Re: Any Brits Living In Abruzzo

I haven't heard of any English schools in Abruzzo - the expat community is still fairly small. It would be a fabulous place to grow up though!
Friends of ours put their English kids of 7-10 years...
Forum: Italy
Jul 19th 2008, 1:51 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,369
Posted By genzana

Re: Opinions wanted!!

And any thoughts on the German one? I think he should be better at that since he grew up there...
Anyways I've received both Italian (for my boyfriend) and German (for me) so as soon as I can get...
Forum: Italy
Jul 16th 2008, 1:42 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 910
Posted By genzana

Re: 6 month Rental in Abruzzo region

www.Subito.it is a good site if you speak Italian.
Forum: Italy
Jul 16th 2008, 1:19 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 910
Posted By genzana

Re: 6 month Rental in Abruzzo region

www.Subito.it is a good site if you speak Italian.
Forum: Italy
Jul 16th 2008, 12:43 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,369
Posted By genzana

Re: Opinions wanted!!

I've just bought a second-hand copy of the Michel Thomas course this for my boyfriend, so I'm glad you recommend it! :)
Forum: Italy
Jul 11th 2008, 2:48 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,369
Posted By genzana

Smile Re: Opinions wanted!!

Definitely the classes as a first step - for the sake of motivation! It'll take more than 10, unless you're a genius!

It took me 3 years of evening course Italian learning to reach some kind of...
Forum: Italy
Jul 11th 2008, 2:09 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,118
Posted By genzana

Re: Hello and a question

Bringing cars in to Italy is complicated, but so is buying a car here unless you're legally resident - have you got through this bit of bureaucracy already?

Apart from that, wouldn't it be a...
Forum: Italy
Jun 3rd 2008, 6:12 am
Replies: 292
Views: 20,134
Posted By genzana

Re: TOP UK MISSED PRODUCTS -what do you stock up on?

Mmmmmm, malt loaf! Brought some of that back on my last trip home!
Forum: Italy
May 14th 2008, 8:56 pm
Replies: 127
Views: 55,259
Posted By genzana

Re: Any Brits Living In Abruzzo

In terms of charity work, I'm doing a course of "censimento di fauna selvatica" on my local mountain near Sulmona. The course is free in return for your help with the animal monitoring. We count...
Forum: Italy
Apr 17th 2008, 2:41 pm
Replies: 156
Views: 44,717
Posted By genzana

Re: LIVING IN ITALY - A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP

I'm near Sulmona in Abruzzo. Upsides and downsides to living in a small place I guess!
Forum: Italy
Apr 17th 2008, 11:00 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,703
Posted By genzana

Unhappy Re: HAVE A LAUGH AND THEN LEARN .....easy mistakes to make in Italian

My boyfriend's rugby team mates kindly taught him to say pompino instead of pompiere! With friends like these...

I've talked about the big "tette" in Alpine regions - meaning the overhanging...
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