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| Incredible Deals on Flights to Italy! |
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Spring means savings when it comes to flying to Italy...
US Airways is offering roundtrip flights to Milan and Rome from NYC or Philly for $298 plus taxes and fees. This is good for weekday flights through May 20th. You must buy your tickets by this Thursday.
Eurofly is selling roundtrip flights between NYC and Rome for $499, including all taxes and fees. Good for flights through April 30th.
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| I know many of your dream of retiring in Italy. There's a new book - Retirement Without Borders: How to Retire Abroad--in Mexico, France, Italy, Spain, Costa Rica, Panama, and Other Sunny, Foreign Places (And the Secret to Making It Happen Without Stress) edited by Barry Golson - that can help make that dream a reality.
I wrote the Italy chapter of the book and did extensive reporting on the pros and cons of retiring in Italy, uncovering how the actual experience matches expectations and what surprises, good and bad, many retirees encounter. There's plenty of practical information and detailed interviews with those who've made the move. If you purchase the book from Dream of Italy, I'm throwing in our special report on living in Italy.
The publishers graciously allowed me to excerpt part of the book in the February 2009 print issue. There's a smaller snippet below.
And don't miss the amazing airfare deals in the lower left hand corner of this e-mail!
 A presto, Kathy McCabe
"Best Consumer Subscription Newsletter 2007"
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| The Pros + Cons of Retiring in Italy |
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 As part of my research for the Italy chapter I wrote for Retirement Without Borders, I conducted extensive interviews with American expats who retired there. Here's a summary of the pros and cons of their retirement experiences --
PROS:
� The savoring of life; la dolce vita is still alive and well in Italy.
� The sense of community and the noisy warmth of family life.
� With 3,000 museums and 60% of the world's art, Italy is culture heaven.
� Good, affordable health care.
� The mild Mediterranean weather.
CONS:
� The dollar's fall against the euro makes Italy expensive. (Although the dollar has been gaining strength again.)
� The wheels of bureaucracy turn excruciatingly slowly.
� Need to be in pretty good shape; Italy is not disabled- or wheelchair-friendly.
� Great Italian food, but little variety in ethnic dining.
� Corruption: Italy does not get high marks from Transparency.org
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| February 2009 Issue |
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 The February 2009 issue of
Dream of Italy is out! Paid subscribers can login to see the PDF version (or read the articles on Web pages). Become a subscriber today (you'll get immediate online access to 60 back issues and our Rome e-book too) and this will be your first issue! Postal subscribers - your issues are in the mail. Want to spend your golden years in Italia? Here's practical advice on the cost of living, health insurance, residency, red tape and real estate.
This Florida couple bought a 900-year-old house in Tuscany and gives advice to those thinking of doing the same.
A husband surprises his wife with a renewal of wedding vows at one of the Amalfi Coast's most romantic hotels.
News, Tips, Deals and Events
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