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2009-11-22T05:02:32.385-08:00

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I spent New years day in Sermoneta, a small town s...

2008-01-02T07:36:00.000-08:00

I spent New years day in Sermoneta, a small town south of Rome, at the beautiful home of an American/S. African couple (www.comm-inc.com). They live (and work) there and have discovered why so many young people move away -- very, very poor internet service! Only one side of the town is covered. He suggested to the mayor, that this might make a difference in getting people to move to /stay in the town. Her eyes glazed over.... Guess that won't be happening. In the meantime, they organize their day around the better and worse internet connection hours and accumulate work for trips to Rome.

how very cool! I love the one with the goats cros...

2007-09-09T10:01:00.000-07:00

how very cool! I love the one with the goats crossing. Looks like a beautiful lost city.

Ciao Leanne!!Yey! a new blog on the Italy expat bl...

2007-09-06T05:21:00.000-07:00

Ciao Leanne!!

Yey! a new blog on the Italy expat blogosphere!! :)

Thanks for the visit, and I loved your blog :) So your family is from Italy, but you lived your life in Australia and returned to Italy? How great is that! :) I look forward to reading more on your blog :)

Ci vediamo!

Ciao, I am a new visitor to the blog and I love th...

2007-09-06T03:59:00.000-07:00

Ciao, I am a new visitor to the blog and I love the words and photos of the 'lost town.' Like any others have commented there are many towns similar to this in Italy...and perhaps all over the world.

My dad is from a small village in Calabria where pre WW2 there were over 900 people. Today there are about 150 (if that) and with the majority of them being old then I too wonder what will come of this (and other towns) one day.

After reading your blog however I want to add this deserted town on my list of other italian towns to see.

I sure hope they are happy Maddie! :)Though anyone...

2007-09-05T23:38:00.000-07:00

I sure hope they are happy Maddie! :)

Though anyone who leaves home, sort of keeps their hometown in their heart... don't we? :)

that is so strange and curious andi wonder of cour...

2007-09-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

that is so strange and curious and
i wonder of course - where did they go?
did they stay together?
did they get separated?

are they happy?

ohhhh - lovely haunting photos...

Thanks Arch!! :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

2007-09-05T15:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks Arch!! :)

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Hi Jafabrit :)

Yes! Me too... at least I'd need a ton of chocolate and music to recover from that :)

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Tess, I've read your blog but I hadn't realized that you're in a long distance relationship! I'm empathetic :( I still haven't changed the little alien, hehe..

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Ciao Qualcosa di bello!

Sounds great! Let's make it a beautiful bloggers village!! What do you think :)

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Ciao Emilie!!

Saw the pictures on your link and they're amazing!! So your bf bought one or it's part of his family? Seems interesting... I'd hope these towns have a revival!! If there was internet, it'd be easier since some of us work through it :) Ah, but here I am moving to HUGE Rome :)

sorry!http://emelieinrome.blogspot.com/2006/11/can...

2007-09-05T14:39:00.000-07:00

sorry!

http://emelieinrome.blogspot.com/2006/11/cansano.html

ciao Farfallina!great photos! i'm very familiar wi...

2007-09-05T14:38:00.000-07:00

ciao Farfallina!
great photos! i'm very familiar with these deserted italian towns as my BF has a home in one of them in abruzzo. it is sad, but it also creates this kind of dreamy, picturesque place and you know they may have a revival! the house prices are really cheap... if you can locate the owners to purchase one! this is the village i know and love so well... which is about 10% inhabited...
http://emelieinrome.blogspot.com/2006/11/cansano.html

wow!! i would gladly live there!thanks for adding...

2007-09-05T05:17:00.000-07:00

wow!! i would gladly live there!

thanks for adding to my travel "to do" list...

Hectic! I wouldn't mind living in a ghost town lik...

2007-09-05T05:08:00.000-07:00

Hectic! I wouldn't mind living in a ghost town like that, nice and quiet compared to London ;) Beautiful pictures btw. Long distance relationship: how do you stay sane: I keep telling him my butterflies are at war because of distance... ;)

(perhaps next move will be to US then *hehe*)

Thanks for your visit! Had to leave comment too: I'm using Gravatars btw, left you a comment on my post with explanation...

how fascinating to come across a whole village or ...

2007-09-05T04:48:00.000-07:00

how fascinating to come across a whole village or town that is abandoned. I would be going mad exploring it. Very interesting blog and how wonderful to live your dreams :)

Beautiful beautiful pictures...Now I want to trave...

2007-09-05T02:01:00.000-07:00

Beautiful beautiful pictures...
Now I want to travel to Italy:-)
Thanks for sharing:-)
Arch

Hola Delirante!!You snuck in on me there :) I oooo...

2007-09-05T01:31:00.000-07:00

Hola Delirante!!

You snuck in on me there :) I oooooooowe you a tag! and I have a second one I'm sending back to you, hehe... it's a fun one! You'll like it :)

Enjoy Malta for me :)

De nada Angie! Nos leemos :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

2007-09-05T01:24:00.000-07:00

De nada Angie! Nos leemos :)

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You're right Marcus, and that's what makes it so sad! trying to understand the circumstances that caused this.

Hmm...I wonder if France attracts more expats than Italy...

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Hi Mélanie!

Definitely! We should go and live peacefully there :)

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Hola Calabrisella!

Hey, your Spanish on the other blog always catches me by surprise! You dominate 3 languages very well :)

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Hi Daisies...

There are ghost towns in Alberta too?

You actually stopped by to visit them? If I did that, it would take a lot of chocolate to get over how sad it was...

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Hi Passionate!

Grazie! The little town I visited is Foza :)

Yes!! Several of us here are already planning on moving in! We could take it over eeeeeeasy! :)

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Ciao Italiana :)

Well, having a long distance relationship is difficult, but both of us speak Italian, so we usually meet in Italy... since we used to live in Padova, Foza wasn't too far away, very pretty too...

Besides, it's always nice to enjoy a new place with someone you care about :)

Wow!! Beautiful pictures! I want to go there!! :) ...

2007-09-05T01:10:00.000-07:00

Wow!! Beautiful pictures! I want to go there!! :) I especially loved the picture of "Torno subito" :)

Have a lovely day!!

Ciao Irenita :) So Bussana Vecchia had a similar s...

2007-09-05T01:08:00.000-07:00

Ciao Irenita :) So Bussana Vecchia had a similar story but foreigners took over? Wow, I'd like to see that! Though it's still sad to think that native's left!

This village is a in Northern Italy, if you click on any picture, it shows the town's map but no name!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA!

Trust me, with all the bureaucratic hoops I have to jump, If they had internet I probably would! :)

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Ciao Astrid!

The town we went to is called Foza, and it's very pretty. I just posted a few pictures I found of that town since he has our pictures, I really should ask him for copies! :)

I went to Norway once, but the days turned to weeks, turned to MONTHS!! :) I loved Bergen, and I'd like to return soon again :)

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Ciao Cleo... That's my question too! Maybe if I can find the name, then I can find the story...

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Ciao Sognatrice!

Your small town rests on a hilltop? that's beautiful! Well, I guess many Italian towns do... San Gimignano style!

Foza also had a lot of empty houses, though families return in the winter time... like a vacation home!

Hey, no Sorry! you have a blog so you know we prefer beautiful "posts" like yours! :)

ciao! aha ke triste! That's so sad the town is aba...

2007-09-04T20:14:00.000-07:00

ciao! aha ke triste! That's so sad the town is abandoned! your relationship with the viking sounds interesting! why did you stay there for a month?

Farfallina - this is my first, and certainly not m...

2007-09-04T18:11:00.000-07:00

Farfallina - this is my first, and certainly not my last visit to your blog.

This post is fascinating! I, too, want to know the name of the town you visited in the Alps. As far as the abandoned town - there are so many of us enchanted with it already, why don't we all take it over and move in? :-)

how very sad ... it looks like it was so pretty ~ ...

2007-09-04T10:21:00.000-07:00

how very sad ... it looks like it was so pretty ~ we have some ghost towns as we call them here in alberta and it always feels so sad to walk through them wondering about the people who once lived there ...

It is so sad!but this is happening all over Italia...

2007-09-04T10:05:00.000-07:00

It is so sad!
but this is happening all over Italia...

I can not believe that this breathless village is ...

2007-09-04T07:57:00.001-07:00

I can not believe that this breathless village is empty . How can they leave this wonderful village .
Don't you think we can go there and leave peacefully in the small village ?

I can not believe that this breathless village is ...

2007-09-04T07:57:00.000-07:00

I can not believe that this breathless village is empty . How can they leave this wonderful village .
Don't you think we can go there and leave peacefully in the small village ?

Thanks for that great story. I don't know any whol...

2007-09-04T06:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks for that great story. I don't know any whole villages around here in SW France that have been abandoned - too many expats waiting to snap them up - but there are quite a few hamlets/farm complexes where the owner refuses to sell, that are falling to rack and ruin.

I think it's hard for us to appreciate just how tough life must have been (and still is for some) in an isolated mountain village.