Diaries of an Italian Sojourn: Life, Love and Sun-Drenched Discovery


A writer's search for a new home lands her in the lush and lively Italian countryside.

This article, written by Natalie Decleve, appears on Harper’s BAZAAR. 

How to Find Love – And Maybe a New Life – in Italy

As the saying goes, “if you can make it in New York City, you can make it anywhere.” But what happens when you’re bored of the city that has it all? After a decade in the Big Apple, personal stylist and journalist, Natalie Decleve, knew it was time to move on—the question was, to where…?

Embarking on a search to find her next home, Decleve set out on a cross country road trip that forced her to compare her own hectic life with a much simpler one; and traversed the Caribbean for lusher pastures. Here, she gives Italy a go.

Read on at Harper’s BAZAAR. 

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