Sara Shepherd’s Journey From Australia To Le Marche

About this episode

Sara Shepherd shares her thoughtful journey of moving from Australia to Le Marche, Italy, and her experiences in Gastronomic Sciences.

Luca: Happy Saturday to our listeners. We’re back with the Magic Towns Italy podcast. I am Luca Anna: and Anna. Today we are heading back to one of the regions that often gets overlooked in conversations about moving to Italy, but really shouldn’t. Luca: People go to Italy, they imagine I’m gonna go to Tuscany, Rome. Milan maybe Puglia, but Le Marche is off the radar for most people. And one of the things we like to do at Magic Towns is look a little bit further. Anna: Yeah, absolutely. Because, you know, Le Marche have the sea, the mountains, beautiful towns, strong food culture. It’s a beautiful area. This area also feels more structured than most of Central Italy, and there are lots of towns that qualify for the [00:01:00] 7% tax scheme Luca: of which you have spoken time and time and time again. You are the expert. Anna: Yeah. Luca: So today we’re going to discuss the process of settling down in the Marche through the voice of our guest, Sara. Sarah is originally from Australia and she moved to Italy after what she , described as a bit of a midlife crisis. She came to Italy to study Gastronomic Sciences. I didn’t even know it was a thing before hearing it from her. And then…

People in this episode

Hosts: Luca, Anna

Guest: Sara Shepherd

Topics covered

• Le Marche
• moving to Italy
• Gastronomic Sciences
• midlife crisis
• food culture

Keywords

• Italy
• travel
• culture
• settling down

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: a Master’s of Food Communication and Marketing

Places: Australia, Italy, Tuscany, Rome, Milan, Puglia, Marche, Le Marche, Central Italy, Marche

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