Andy-Wilson1963
English expat in Italy
Forum posts
14
Contacts
4
About me
English
Lives in Palaia, Tuscany
Speaks English, French, Italian
Registration: 12 July 2017
Activity
American living in Livorno looking for friends by Michawaii
Hi! I am an American girl in my mid 30’s and living in Livorno with my Livornese boyfriend. I was wondering if there was anyone nearby that would like to meet up for a caffé just to chat. English or Italian is fine as we can speak both ...
Hi there Good to hear from you. Are you mobile? Would be great to meet up sometime. Did you have somewhere in mind? Best wishes Andy Read More
Moving to tuscany by Sofia.nordh
Hello, Looking for some good advice for tuscany and where to live with three school aged children. We're moving from Greece after 10 years of living here. Before that we lived in Sweden. The children are fluent in Greek Swedish and English so ...
I haven't been to Pistoia yet. I think it's up near Florence. It's probably fair to say that there aren't as many expats in Italy in general as you would find in France, Spain or Greece. The locals are absolutely lovely. They're ... Read More
Moving to tuscany by Sofia.nordh
Hello, Looking for some good advice for tuscany and where to live with three school aged children. We're moving from Greece after 10 years of living here. Before that we lived in Sweden. The children are fluent in Greek Swedish and English so ...
Hi Sofia If you want somewhere between Pisa and Florence then I can recommend the Colline Pisane. I live in a village called Palaia which is 30 minutes from Pisa airport yet surrounded by hills, vines and olive groves. If you'd like any more ... Read More
Would love to find a friend in Tuscany😊 by mibrady
I want to find a person who would be able to be my “pen pal” do I can ask questions about Tuscany and develop a mutual friendship🤗
Hi there If you need any help with anything then just let me know. Always happy to help out. Read More
Buying a car in Italy by Leo18
Hi Has anyone bought a car over in Italy yet? We now want to buy one out here as we feel it will be better and more cost effective than hiring. We have our own house in Tuscany and spend 7 months of the year in it and 3 months at our home in the ...
For the driving licence you need to go to the ACI and they'll tell you what to do. Bizarrely we had to have two medicals, one at the doctor which was basically ticking about 10 boxes and then charging us €60 each. Then we had to have ... Read More
Buying a car in Italy by Leo18
Hi Has anyone bought a car over in Italy yet? We now want to buy one out here as we feel it will be better and more cost effective than hiring. We have our own house in Tuscany and spend 7 months of the year in it and 3 months at our home in the ...
Hi there, we're in Palaia about 45 minutes from Volterra. Regarding car purchase you should be able to buy a car no problem if you have your residenza. If you haven't already done so make sure you get your Italian driving licence sorted by ... Read More
American living in Livorno looking for friends by Michawaii
Hi! I am an American girl in my mid 30’s and living in Livorno with my Livornese boyfriend. I was wondering if there was anyone nearby that would like to meet up for a caffé just to chat. English or Italian is fine as we can speak both ...
Hi there I'm not American but I do know California quite well. I'm also not far from Livorno so if you'd like to chat I'd be more than happy to do so. Best wishes Andy Read More
Would love to find a friend in Tuscany😊 by mibrady
I want to find a person who would be able to be my “pen pal” do I can ask questions about Tuscany and develop a mutual friendship🤗
Hi there, don't know if you're still looking for friends but I'd be happy to help with any questions you may have. Best wishes Andy Read More
English speaker around Empoli? Florence or Pisa as well by SandroZeta
Hi I'm Sandro 100% born and raised in Tuscany. Me and my girlfriend are living in Empoli, she is en expat and we mainly speak in English. Is not that easy here around to find English speakers to hang with even for a coffee or a beer. Age ...
Hi Sandro Don't know if you're still looking for contacts but I live in Palaia, near Pontedera so not too far from Empoli. Let me know if you'd like to make contact. Best wishes Andy Read More
Buying a car in Italy by Leo18
Hi Has anyone bought a car over in Italy yet? We now want to buy one out here as we feel it will be better and more cost effective than hiring. We have our own house in Tuscany and spend 7 months of the year in it and 3 months at our home in the ...
Hi Lynn You can't buy a car here until you have residency. The only way round it is to set up a company and have the company buy the car. That's what we did before we had our residency. Hope that helps. Whereabouts in Tuscany are ... Read More
Moving to Tuscany by Andy-Wilson1963
Hi everyone, Andy here. Currently renovating a farmhouse in Tuscany with a view to opening an agriturismo next year. Is there anyone else on here living in Tuscany or who has done a similar thing? Hope to hear from you.
Hi Debs, thanks for replying to my post. I'm near Palaia, about 18km from Pontedera. Do you know Richard Burnett? He lives in the Garfagnana somewhere near to Barga. He installs satellite TV and internet systems and did ours for us a few weeks ... Read More
Moving to Tuscany
Hi everyone, Andy here. Currently renovating a farmhouse in Tuscany with a view to opening an agriturismo next year. Is there anyone else on here living in Tuscany or who has done a similar thing? Hope to hear from you. Read More