Finding Home

Italy

Sometimes travel is for fun, adventure, and something new. Other times, travel brings us home. When I spent 4 months in Italy due to Covid-19, I discovered home in a country which, up to then, was completely foreign to me.

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I’ve finally made it back to Sicily. And the roads still have much to teach me.

Jan Peppler

Feb 20

We saw five homes in Sambuca. Two were relatively similar with roof decks and views but the larger is 30,000 euros and the smaller is 100,000. Would you…

Jan Peppler

Jun 24

The first home we looked at is adorable. I love it! But there’s a problem. And my local Sambucan architect friend tells me it can’t be fixed.

Jan Peppler

May 12

Initially, I loved the idea of buying a 1-euro home in Italy and renovating it. Then I did more research and the charm wore off.

Jan Peppler

Apr 2

Finding Home in Sambuca di Sicilia - How cooking for new Sicilian friends reminds me of dinners on my Grama's farm.

Jan Peppler

Mar 28

The magic of Italy has bewitched me again. I am dazzled by the colors, entire blocks of golden sun trapped in the plaster of buildings. Rows and rows of…

Jan Peppler

Feb 13

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to…

Jan Peppler

Jul 12, 2021

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