(7) Moving to Sicily - Walk Around the Kasbah, Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy

Описание: MOVING TO SICILY - Moving from the UK, emigrating to Sicily Italy, renovating an abandoned house that hasn’t been occupied for 35 plus years. Rotten Windows, grime, leaking Roof, no electrics or water ….. is where we are starting from.

We are Barbara & Milton, have two young girls aged 8 and 10. Please join our family as we embark on an exciting new journey. Moving from UK's bills and cold climate to sunny warm Sicily! I’m 56 and hopefully “Retiring” early. We plan to sell up and emigrate to the wonders of the warm Mediterranean Islands that make up Sicily, Italy. Becoming an Expat - join us as our adventures begin!

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IN THIS VIDEO:
No talking, just a walk around the Kasbah and immediate neighbourhood in Mazara del Vallo Sicily Italy. The Kasbah surrounds the house we are renovating ourselves. We are right in the heart of the Kasbah. The video is a break from fixing up the house as we begin our journey - emigrating from the UK to Sicily, Italy.

00:00 VIDEO OF THE FRONT DOOR
00:15 STANDARD MOVING TO SICILY CHANNEL INTRO - OPENING THE HOUSE
00:42 WALKING FROM HOUSE INTO THE KASBAH / CASBHA
01:29 THE KASBAHS' UMBRELLA LANE TO THE MAIN SQUARE
02:15 THE MAIN SQUARE TO THE FOUNTAIN AND SEA
03:25 MAZARA DEL VALLO'S NORMAN ARCH - CASTLE REMAINS
04:32 OVERLOOKING THE SEA FRONT MAZARA DEL VALLO
04:55 TOWARDS THE CATHEDRAL
06:27 BACK INTO THE SICILIAN KASBAH
08:28 SICILY'S NARROW LANES AND ROADS
10:07 BACK AT OUR NEW HOME

THE MOVING TO SICILY CHANNEL:
In our Moving to Sicily Channel, we share our experiences of relocating to a new country, the challenges we face, and the beautiful life on this Mediterranean island. Whether you're curious about expat life or dreaming of a move to Italy yourself, come along for the ride as we explore new landscapes, culture, and a fresh start!

Not new to DIY but we need help and suggestions from you. Thank you for all the comments and advice to date! We would very much like to have more advice with regards the Moving to Sicily Channel's evolution, what you would like to see more of and less of - e.g. the area, way of life or more detail about how and why. Please fire more comments, advice and questions over!

ABOUT MOVING TO SICILY / US:
Im 56 years old. Waking up one day, exhausted as normal from shift work, and on that drive to work figured out that thanks to the Government extending retirement pension yet again, I had another 22 years of this. Working 60 hours a week just to scrape by each month after covering living costs. The Mortgage, Council Tax, heating costs going up 5%-10% a year. The radio spoke about increasing crime, inflation, tax….. I love my Country but it was now time for me to be selfish. Did I really want to do this for the next 22 years? I then realised that by giving up a £40k a year job wouldn’t be that bad. All I had to do was eliminate my biggest costs and reduce the other costs. Refinance our home to buy a cheap house in a cheaper country, somewhere that had low crime, easy living. Somewhere stuck in time that appreciate a work to live rather than live to work attitude. So, rent out our home to cover the biggest expense, the Mortgage and Council Tax payments, buy a “holiday” home somewhere in the World that was sleepy and cheap. YouTube research gave me places like The East / Orient, Mauritius - all very good options. We settled on Sicily Italy. And no I don’t speak Italian, not a word. Then plan to just live our lives as best we could for a year and make a decision about a permanent move. Sicily has an amazing landscape, Temples, history, heritage, Beaches, Vineyards. The small town we chose in Sicliy - Mazara del Vallo is on the sea, with a population of 65,000 but the way of life is slow and easy. The Italian lifestyle. Everyones closes for lunch and eats at home with their family - simple pasta, bread and fresh vegetables all grown locally. A Cappuccino and Croissant costs just 3 Euros, and our supermarket bill for a family of four comes to under 70 a week…. Car insurance is per vehicle not per person; no council tax, no hidden stelf taxes on fuel etc. Once you buy a house there are no ongoing taxes, just 300 Euro a year for waste collection. And comparatively very low heating / Aircon bills as its so warm (you need to heat for 3 months a year but that’s it). Solar panels to heat water and reduce fuel bills to zero. Crime is almost non existent. The people are amazing, very friendly and the weather, well it is in the 40s for a few months a year, otherwise averages 25 degrees. And a multitude of Beaches and turquoise transparent water ready to jump into all year round, just 2 minutes away. If it all goes wrong, we fly home at the end of the year! If it goes to plan, we sell and move permanently.