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Have you ever wondered what expat life in Italy would be like? Virginie Auguste-Dormeuil could tell you. Virginie is the mother of a French family of five living in Rome since 2012. She is also a travel blogger in both French and English, and has taken her kids all over the globe during their school breaks — and keep in mind that French schools have 16 weeks a year of holidays!
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Travel & Expat Life in Italy
In this podcast interview, we discuss travel gear, expat life in Italy, and other family travel-relates topics such as:
- Our battles with teens and their screens.
- The origins of Virginie’s traveling family in India.
- The benefits of the kids living in Rome, Italy
- The importance of a parent “date night.”
- Much more..
ABOUT
- Names: Virginie Auguste-Dormeuil, her husband, and their three kids (9, 15 and 18 years old).
- Hold passports from: France
- Type of travel: Expat life in Italy (Rome). Short-term travel during school holidays.
- A few places they’ve been: Japan, Greece, Sweden, USA, Cuba, England
Find Them On: Travel With My Kids (Français) | Travel With My Kids (English) | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest |StumbleUpon
In Their Bags:
- Notebook and a pen
- For video: Sony HDR-CX405 Handycam
- For pictures: Canon EOS 40D D-SLR
- Contact lens travel kit
- Earplugs
- Paper & pencils for drawing
- Her treasured travel accessory is a vintage army messenger bag
- A pack of playing cards
- Speaking of cards, Virginie carries Visa & American Express when they travel
Other links:
- Minecraft
- Rome 2 Rio
- Ticket Bar
- Routard Guidebooks
- Hyperdia for Japan travel
- Studio Ghibli in Tokyo
- Stayed in Casas Particulares during Cuba Travel
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