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San Miguel de Allende (SMA), in Mexico's central highlands, is often called the prettiest city in the world… for good reason. It's got beautiful colonial architecture, constant spring-like weather, and a friendly, welcoming population.
When my husband and I decided to move to Italy, we devised a list of priorities in choosing our new home. For starters, we wanted a small town with few Americans. Our California town of 16,000 people was busy with constant traffic all night. So, we figured that we needed something smaller than 16,000. We also wanted to immerse ourselves in the local culture...
When you can choose any town in an entire country in which to live, it’s very liberating. It’s also terrifying and overwhelming. We had somewhat narrowed our choices to southern Italy—Puglia, Calabria (where my grandfathers were born), or Sicily...