We are an Australian couple who came to Italy in 2013. On a holiday in Puglia of that year we just fell in love with the Salento region, the heel of the boot area and decided to buy a house! It was all a bit crazy but we just did it. In our previous lives we have worked in Real Estate so perhaps buying a house did not seem too difficult. Can say however
many hurdles followed but here we are and loving the chance to really get to know the true Italy. Our house in the country, has allowed us to meet many locals. Although our language skills aren't great we manage to connect with our Italian friends. Glenn and I are pretty relaxed people, you have to be to live in Italy and actually most times find it amusing the bureaucracy the Italians put forward.We left our house in Puglia in October 2019 then due to Covid restrictions in Australia only returned in February 2022, hence home exchanging has been non existent the past few years. During this time we have enjoyed a growing family with four Grandchildren now, ages from 22 years to nearly one!