Greetings From Italy
Author: Carolyn Peace
Greetings from Italy
Carolyn Peace
Why Trani? Why did we choose Trani?
We have traveled to Italy some 35 times, starting in 1992. We first came to Trani in 2021 to see the area and use it as a base while we traveled along the Adriatic Sea Coast. We met a young couple and owners of one of the local coffee shops. We remained in contact with them after we returned to Montana.
In the spring of 202,3 we decided to return to Trani for three months. We carefully checked out the town and met several local residents and an American couple from California. We decided that a second three-month period was needed. We returned in December of 2023, and at that time we decided this was the right location for us.
We proceeded to move forward and looked at an apartment that was being renovated. Our realtor and friend wrote the rental contract for us (the contract has to be in Italian and English). We returned to Montana in March and started the process. With all the documentation compiled, we began the visa process in April and were approved in August of 2024.
Even local residents ask us, "Why Trani?" We always say it's the people. We are friends with people we meet on our walks, shop owners, and a group of expats from England, California, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Canada.
In conclusion, if you go to a foreign country for two or three weeks, don't assume this is the right place for you. We recommend staying for a three-month period for at least two different seasons of the year. For us, Trani is too warm from late June until the middle of September. The other months of the year the weather is very mild and comfortable.
The most difficult thing for us is the language, but the locals are helping us and we are learning.
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Image 1 Caption: Our Favorite Coffee shop
**Published last week w/ her article**
Image 2 Caption: Out for Pizza with friends
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