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Renovating Bardonecchia Tax Codes
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Renovating Bardonecchia | 2020 Tax Breaks & COVID Delays

By Brandy ShearerOctober 23, 2020November 3, 2020
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Tasty n Sons Brunch
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Why Eggs Are Not Refrigerated in Europe

By Brandy ShearerSeptember 24, 2020March 1, 2021
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Mural in Assisi of Saint Francis
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Why We Moved to Italy | Healthcare Costs

By Brandy ShearerJuly 15, 2020September 23, 2020
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Moving to Italy | Saving on Wine

By Brandy ShearerJune 3, 2020March 1, 2021
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3 Best Pieces of Advice Ever Given

By Brandy ShearerMay 10, 2020May 24, 2020
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Why I Let My Blog Die & Why I’m Bringing It Back

By Brandy ShearerApril 7, 2020March 1, 2021
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ALOR showcases Art & Photography of Italy alongside stories of exploring, moving to, living & renovating in Italy.

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We made ALOR for you. Our family, friends, fellow Expats & Italophiles around the world who share the dream of visiting, moving to or retiring in Italy!

ALOR Author Brandy Shearer

Brandy Shearer in Sardinia, Italy
Brandy Shearer in Sardinia, Italy

Welcome to ALOR! I’m Brandy Shearer.

Born in Iowa, raised in Ohio, I found myself, and my husband Italian Photographer & Artist Paolo Ferraris in New York City.

After working for InStyle, HBO, Food Network and eventually becoming the Executive Producer of Discovery Digital Studios, I took a flying leap into the world of consulting in 2013.

As self-employed nomads, Paolo & I launched ALOR (the Art of Living on the Road) in 2014. As our lives evolved so too has ALOR.

In 2016 we set our sights on retiring early and moving to Italy as artists. By 2019 we attained financial freedom, and in April of 2020 we moved to Italy! We’d love to hear from you, let’s connect.

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Paolo Ferraris ALOR Photographer in Sardinia Italy
Paolo Ferraris in Sardinia Italy

Born in Torino, Italy, Paolo was raised in a home flooded with literature, poetry, art and camera equipment. ALOR is a place for Paolo to showcase his photography and art.

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We entered a very exciting part of our Italian home renovation. The details. Like bathroom tiles. Relaxing bath devotee? Please weigh in on this one! This week on #RenovatingBardonecchia I’m pondering bathroom tiles in Italy? Specifically, why so many? Join the conversation on ALOR (Link in Bio).⁠⁠
#ItalyPicoftheDay Summer statue on Ponte Santa Trinita in Florence, Italy.⁠⁠
#ItalyPicoftheDay Florence is one of the last cities left in Italy to turn street lights on manually. While that sounds a bit antiquated turning 47,000 street lights on manually is just the opposite. It’s about money, stars, and LEDs.⁠⁠

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We entered a very exciting part of our Italian home renovation. The details. Like bathroom tiles. Relaxing bath devotee? Please weigh in on this one! This week on #RenovatingBardonecchia I’m pondering bathroom tiles in Italy? Specifically, why so many? Join the conversation on ALOR (Link in Bio).⁠⁠
#ItalyPicoftheDay Summer statue on Ponte Santa Trinita in Florence, Italy.⁠⁠
#ItalyPicoftheDay Florence is one of the last cities left in Italy to turn street lights on manually. While that sounds a bit antiquated turning 47,000 street lights on manually is just the opposite. It’s about money, stars, and LEDs.⁠⁠
Have Italian Grandparents? Ever wonder if you could get Italian citizenship? New post on ALOR.blog (Link in Bio) story of an #americanexpat now #livinginitaly after getting #italiancitizenship through birthright.
Meet Spanky & Buckwheat! See where home is for these two #minigoat cuties in Sicily (Link in Bio).⁠⁠
Cambia l’aria! Change the Air. We took our first mini-contactless-as-possible-getaway. Also, first time I’ve used my iPhone camera timer 🤣. I love this photo because for four days, this was us. On our private little balcony. Talk. Laugh. Eat cheese. Drink wine. Look at water.
"I don't know what's going to happen!" Snippet from my interview with @LiveinItalyMag Find out what we're talking about (LINK IN BIO)⁠⁠
#ItalyPicoftheDay Did you know Arno River starts in the slopes of the Tuscan Apennines and flows 150 miles past Arezzo, Florence, Empoli and Pisa before joining the Ligurian Sea.⁠⁠
Our new sink!!!! Feeling posh & fancy because without knowing it, I chose an Italian handmade ceramic sink to grace our bathroom in Bardonecchia. Champagne tastes on a beer budget as my Momma always said. Honestly, I just liked the look of it! That and I think it’s actually wide and tall enough to keep water from splashing all over the counter. One of my pet peeves in the bathroom. Anyone else hate that as much as I do?⁠⁠

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