{"id":710683,"date":"2018-05-03T11:23:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T09:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.varesenews.it\/?p=710683"},"modified":"2018-05-03T11:23:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T09:23:35","slug":"im-going-to-pack-it-all-and-go-and-live-the-canaries-and-they-are-actually-doing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.varesenews.it\/2018\/05\/im-going-to-pack-it-all-and-go-and-live-the-canaries-and-they-are-actually-doing-it\/710683\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m going to pack it all in and go and live in the Canaries.\u201d And they are actually doing it"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI\u2019m going to pack it all in and go and live in the Canaries<\/em>.\u201d How many times have you heard friends in a bar, at the market, or over dinner, say this? The Canaries, Portugal, Bulgaria and the South of France are destinations that, in the last few years, have become very desirable for a lot of Italian pensioners<\/strong> in search of milder climates and, above all, somewhere where the cost of living is decidedly lower than in Italy.<\/p>\n

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Husband and wife, Salvatore and Orietta, are 58 and 57, respectively<\/strong>; he retired a year ago, and she is a housewife. They have always lived in Valceresio, but have now decided to pack up everything and move: their flight for Gran Canaria leaves on 6 May, and their ticket is one way<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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But they are not going alone; with them, there will also be the family of their daughter Alessandra, 31, who, with her husband Luca, 36, and their daughters Amelia and Elide, 5, and 5 months<\/strong>, have decided to pack it all in and set off in search of a new life.<\/p>\n

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SALVATORE AND ORIETTA, OFF TO GRAN CANARIA TO ENJOY THEIR RETIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Salvatore, a former bank employee, who retired a year ago, talks about their decision to leave. \u201cWe\u2019re going to enjoy our retirements by the sea<\/strong>. I suffer from asthma and here, the climate doesn\u2019t help. My wife and I have often said, jokingly, but not too much, \u2018When I retire, let\u2019s go away.\u2019 We thought about Sicily, or the South of France. Then I began to read about the favourable tax regulations for pensioners in Portugal, although Portugal didn\u2019t appeal to me particularly. A former colleague of mine told me about the Canaries, I had a look and fell in love with them. We went there last June, for an initial inspection; the climate\u2019s fantastic, it\u2019s 20\/25\u00b0C all year round, they don\u2019t know what winter is, there\u2019s the sea, huge beaches, the people are polite, and the services of an extremely high level<\/strong>. They have a huge influx of tourists from Northern Europe, so they\u2019ve adapted to their standards. The pace is different, more relaxed, less chaotic. And then, the cost of living is extremely low<\/strong>, VAT is 7%, electricity costs little, so does petrol, and heating doesn\u2019t exist. It reminds me of Italy 30\/40 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salvatore\u2019s wife, Orietta, listens and nods. She becomes gloomy for a moment, only when they speak about the many things they will leave behind, in Arcisate. \u201cWe built the house we live in, just as we wanted it, it\u2019s not easy to leave everything behind. We\u2019ve gathered our things and we\u2019re going to send them shortly before we leave, then we\u2019ll find everything we need there<\/strong>,\u201d she says as her smile returns and she thinks about her grandchildren. \u201cI\u2019ll be grandma on the beach; it\u2019s not so bad after all.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the paperwork, they turned to an agency created by Marco Misto, an Italian who moved to Gran Canaria several years ago, who set up a company called \u201cTrasferirsi alle Canarie\u201d<\/strong> (Moving to the Canaries), which has its own website and blog where people describe their experiences and talk about the mistakes to avoid. \u201cThe idea is to buy a house quickly<\/strong>. For the time being, we\u2019re renting one from 1 May, then we\u2019ll see; we\u2019ve also found people to help us with this, \u2018Case alle Canarie\u2019 (Homes in the Canaries), who are specialised in these things. The same is true for the car; we\u2019ll rent one first, then buy one there, where the prices are affordable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ALESSANDRA AND LUCA, A CHANGE OF LIFE FOR TWO THIRTY-YEAR-OLDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The other side of the story is that of Alessandra and Luca<\/strong>, the mummy and daddy of Amelia and Elide, two gorgeous little girls aged 5, and 5 months. Alessandra and Luca met 5 years ago, they have been married for 3, and on 6 May, they too are setting off for Gran Canaria<\/strong>. \u201cWe\u2019d been thinking of leaving for some time. Before Amelia was born, we were on the point of going to Tenerife, but then, with a little baby, and alone, we decided to stay here,\u201d Alessandra explains. \u201cIn Italy, we\u2019re at breaking point, we can\u2019t handle the very high costs anymore; it\u2019s a battle to get to the end of the month<\/strong>, we\u2019re terrified of an unexpected expense that uses up our savings. We\u2019re going to live by the sea, starting out with nothing.\u201d Alessandra is on maternity leave, and has been looking after her daughters. \u201cI\u2019m going to build something of my own,\u201d she explains, \u201cI\u2019ve got lots of ideas, and on Gran Canaria, I\u2019ll have the chance to put them into practice<\/strong>. Getting a VAT number costs \u20ac50 \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Luca has made a clean break also from his job, he had a permanent contract in a large aeronautical company, he resigned and now he is starting out with nothing<\/strong>. \u201cLots of people think I\u2019m crazy, my dad wasn\u2019t exactly pleased when I told him,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m doing it for my family, for a better life. Instead of gasping for breath here, I\u2019m going to gasp for breath by the sea<\/strong>. I\u2019m going to look for something in the catering business; so, before going to the Canaries, I\u2019m going to Germany for a while, to learn German, as it\u2019s in great demand over there, because of the large influx of tourists, particularly from October to Easter<\/strong>. Then I\u2019ll try to look for a job in my field, IT, or maybe I\u2019ll follow my passions, cooking and photography.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amelia, the eldest daughter, welcomed her parents\u2019 idea enthusiastically. \u201cWe asked her if she liked the place we took her on holiday in October,\u201d Alessandra says, \u201cand if she\u2019d like to go and live there. She immediately said \u2018Yes!\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Gran Canaria, the schools have extremely high standards, those of Northern Europe<\/strong>; the children immediately learn 3 languages, they use computers and technology; the health service is public, and the services are efficient. We\u2019ve only got a one-way ticket; everything we had here has been sold, given away, or thrown away; we\u2019re sending 47 big boxes, plus a child\u2019s car seat and Amelia\u2019s new bike. We\u2019re going to start a new life<\/strong>. Some people have wished us the best, some are envious, and some expect us to fail; I tell everyone we look forward to seeing them at our tenth wedding anniversary, when we\u2019ll have a big party on the beach<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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