#9 Big week! - Moving into our farm in rural Italy 

The young man who helped you unload… his energy and personality are contagious! I just found your channel and am having a delightful time binge watching from the USA!

Hi there, let's all get this enchanting channel up to 100K subs ASAP!

That kitchen dresser from your great grandmothers was made for that big kitchen. Will be such a great blueprint for how you make the kitchen your own. Congratulations on moving. Your cinematography and storytelling is beautiful and serene.

Now your new life can start. Thank you to your family and friends who did this move with you. Great start. 🎉

A timely reminder of our adventure 20 years ago, after satisfying red tape and then the packing my wife & i moved from Suffolk UK to a very quiet setting in Victoria Australia. We settled into our 40 Acre farmlet with a large run down house and lots of outbuildings and spent 3+ years enjoying the renovation of the house & land.. You're series is really lovely and I hope you find peace and solitude and enjoy every moment...

Great to see all the helpers who contributed to your moving in. That young man was pretty entertaining!

Love how things are coming together...the kitchen does seem alive once again! Your helper is quite dapper and funny. Friends like that are hard to come by! Sitting outside at the table, dining, chatting, laughing, is such a Summer ritual, here too The drone shot of the fog was beautiful! Your chapel is so neat. A great deal was accomplished! Many hands as they say. Your advice on dreams is solid. Cheers to you both from Canada 🇨🇦

Good friends and family! That was fun to watch!

Wonderful place

“Honouring the dream” ....love that.

I enjoy your comments about moving to a new country. I am sure it is or can be intimidating. For me it was a phone call from my son saying he wanted to buy a house in Italy. Since I had spent time in Piedmont this was the area I suggested to him. Two years later and we have a house and are remodeling it. I do believe it is different for me than someone from Europe. I am from the USA. The culture and languages of Europe are so diverse by comparison. I am so excited to be making friends in our little village. I have begun to speak to the locals in the coffee shop when I learn a new phrase in Italian. I am so happy to have this experience. I love the spot you have picked and hope all the best for you in your adventure.

Congratulations! And thank you for sharing your journey with us! I foresee many happy gatherings of friends and family in that beautiful house, good friends, good food, good wine, treasured memories waiting to be born.

Beautiful video. It’s nice that you had good helpers on your move. Especially if you have a lot of things. And of course you want family items and things to make you feel at home. The house seems to be happy to be occupied again. Now you can really get a feel for what you want to do there. So exciting to have so many possibilities!

What a wonderful place! Congratulations on all your hard work and for the future adventures !

I look forward to each of your videos. Your attitude to life is a lovely reminder ... the journey is as important, if not more important, than the destination. I wish you much joy in your new home and I look forward to watching as your life in Italy unfolds. Thank you for sharing.

Wishing you good times in your new adventure and can't wait to follow you to see what you do with the building.

Congratulations! And well done Team! "Cutting out the dead wood" and converting it to fuel seems an excellent metaphor for life :) I have a feeling there have always been a good working team of family and friends in this place. I wonder if that was the unconscious attraction in the first instance? Besides the stunning beauty, of course. It's those subtle energies that contrive to fulfill a dream.

Follow your dream congratulations ❤

And now the real fun begins!!! You must feel so relieved to have that move off your list.

As we are watching this I'll bet you are settled in and starting your great adventure. Things will only get better from here.

Grandma's sideboard, the perfect piece of furniture for this house, gave character to the kitchen.I can't imagine modern furniture in a house like this, just like chandeliers, mirrors and other furnishings; only electronic equipment is acceptable, because it's difficult to function without it. The chandelier with crystals from the previous episode is beautiful, I hope it will decorate the house one day.

I love hearing the Flemish + Dutch conversations, makes me smile. Misschien kan ik jullie ooit eens bezoeken, daar verblijven, wie weet. Heel leuk om jullie verhaal te volgen, heb nog maar net jullie channel ontdekt.

Great job Marijn

Congratulations on your move! 🎉

As an Italian living abroad, I’m so proud of the two of you having made the step to move to Italy because apart from fulfilling one of your dreams, you have enriched my country with your presence. I wish you the very best in this Italian adventure and enjoy every minute of it

Can't wait to see what's next! Thanks for the video!

Welcome in Italy!😊

So happy for you guys!!! 🥳 It’s a beautiful house in a beautiful place! Enjoy making it your home! 😁😁😁

Greetings from Finland. I wish you all the best in your new home. I have been following your journey since the first video. Your videos convey a warm and cozy atmosphere.

Congratulations on the big move. It's done, so the rest can begin 😉

Congratulations ❤️❤️ the horse box was like a magician hat, can’t believe how much came out of it 😂. Ps gorgeous sunset x

A suggestion: treat your (valuable) wooden furniture against termites, wood boorers and other insects and do not place them directly against the wall but leave some space (1 or 2 cm). Great video and adventure!

You did it! So exciting...

You have poetic voice with words. Congratulations.

Congrats! To a happy life! 🥂

Hi Isis, I’m really looking forward to more content from your new adventure. I’m picturing a mown path to a small picnic spot; a secret and restful break for you both (Or all?). Happy settling in. Regards from Susan at Hobart.

Yay! How wonderful !

Congratulations guys, finally you're home. What a beautiful place! Enjoy it! ❤

Oh a Phaff!

How exciting 🎉😊

Congratulations on your move. Love the property, and we look forward to seeing what you do with it.

Congrats on the moving!

Bravissimi 💪

Congratulations! We're here to follow the dream along with you! Your cascina is beautiful!

Great channel. I’m enjoying your videos.

OMG! So excited for you guys. Happy New Life😊

I have seen many farms on RU-vid, some in California, Yorkshire, and Estonia. Yours is the most perfect one.

big day

Now that you're finally settling here you just need a dog for the cascina. Looking forward to the next videos!

Your move reminded me of mine eleven years ago from Missouri to the Olympic peninsula of Washington state. We, like you, moved on our own and had two trucks and cars. Again, like you we carried our family heirlooms, mainly from my great, great aunt. I hope that you have successful life there.

Your videos are just beautiful.

Congratulations

Congratulations 🍾 on your amazing new Home so exciting …Blessings

So, the new life is starting from now! Welcome to Italy another one time!

Congratulations, on finally moving in. What a great moving team you have. I am looking forward to watching you as you settle into your new life in Italy. beautiful sunset.

Auguri a entrambi per la vostra nuova avventura! 🍀🌞🪷 Another well filmed & edited video - a fabulous way to document your sojourn ✨

Welcome to your new life...🎉 BTW who is the Wood Chopper? He has a great attitude and work ethic....

You’ve some beautiful scenery around you 😁

I love your decor style! So homey and nice! Congrats on settling in! Also wonderful advice on honouring your dreams with realistic ways in the moment. So good! :D

Congratulations! We have also just moved to the Langhe.

It makes me cry, everything is so beautiful.

Nice to see you back. I'm so excited for you as you settle in and make your home.

Congratulations! Thank you for your advice and encouragement! 💝

Thank you for another lovely episode on your journey! Over 30 years ago I had a dream to move country, and that took 3 years of planning and hard work. Then about 14 years ago I (but not alone this time) had a dream to move from one side of the country to the other, from almost the east coast, to almost as far south-west as you can go 🥰 That changed from dream to another 5 to 6 years of tough planning. More than 5 years later, life is great but as life always is, there are some ups and downs. But as you said, one step at a time, and never give up. I'm really looking forward to seeing your next steps and how you bring the buildings and land back to life.

Congratulations and welcome home.

hey Marijn wat een leuke plek en video

Congratulations on getting your possessions to your new home. I look forward to your progress. Maybe you will be lucky and find some truffles on your property.

Glad to see you have moved in it will be harder and easier from here on in harder as you push yourself as you see work to be done easier as you are there all the time I did spot the sewing machine and sewing box so for me that is a good start and like your kitchen dresser

Yay! You are moved!!

Completely agree about moving to another country. My small family and I moved first to Ho g Kong from Australia and then to Jakarta in Indonesia. I learnt Cantonese and was already fluent in Bahasa Indonesia- total of ten years away and now my kids are both adventurous and well travelled third culture kids

How wonderful, you have made it. Your new life truly begins. Looks like a trailer might be handy to have. You are off to a great start. Best wishes.

What languages do you speak? So glad one is English. It is an amazing feat you have undertaken. I could not find episode 7. I don’t want to miss any. Thank you for sharing.

Together with my husband we love watching your videos! We found your channel in the very beginning, when you posted first time. Earlier this year we also bought old house to renovate. 100 year old brick school, in northern Poland. We renovate it ourselves for now, just like you. We also love Italy, so may be guests at your cascina sometime in the future! Good luck, keep recording and enjoying the process :) Marika

Congratulations on the big move!!🍾 I can so appreciate everything you said about keeping the dream alive. It’s taken us about 8 years of several tiny baby steps to settle on buying in Italy (we strongly considered France and Greece as well), and to finally come under contract on a home in le marche. So I absolutely love learning about other peoples’ journeys as well and will continue to follow along on your new adventure in Italy!:) Cheers!!🥂

Always follow your dream. It's up to you to make it happen !!! Time passes very quickly so dont wait too long. As you get older you may be less inclined to change. I followed my dream and I've never been happier ❤

Welcome home and now your Italian adventure begins. I love how every one pulled together to move your goods out from Belgium and the Netherlands, what a move and you kitchen in Italy looks lovely and very homely. Ik wens je het allerbeste in je nieuwe avontuur in Italië. I look forward to watching and sharing your adventure with you.

Amazing

What a lovely video! Thank you for sharing.❤ One curiosity: is it too late now to take a cutting of the old fig tree and plant it in the woods? That tree must have been a staple for wildlife for decades, I imagine! If so it would give them the opportunity of going on having figs for more generations still!

Dream a dream ❤

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favourite moments 6:07/6:08 and 9:17/9:18 Keep on taking it easy, y'all.

I really enjoy watching your story unfold. I do however have one suggestion for better clarity of viewing. If you could verbally give a frame of reference on some of the beautiful panoramic views. for example: "This is the view of the village from our ___? ___? __?" (balcony, or front door, or where ever it is you are filming from)

After seeing those sweaty shirts, it must be time to crank on that air conditioning unit! No?😊

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Welcome home Isis and Bertus .. now the most valuable time of your lives has begun.. 🎉😅

Make your "waiting room" into a "classroom".

Your friend fits right in. Is he now moving too?

I think you said on earlier vid that one of your moms was moving into the building being cleared of trees. Is that still the plan one day?

Hello! Which camara do you use and which filters? I love them ❤

Where is this exactly in Italy?

I need job

9:17 - could have left the attention-seeking toddler behind the scenes .. otherwise all wasn't bad at all 😉

Your axe-wielding helper seems rather interesting- he should start a channel if he hasn't yet :).

Well along with it's attractiveness, you managed to find one of the few old Italian houses with easy access and lots of storage options while you're in the process of remodeling... not a small thing! 👍🏼🙂

Absolutely beautiful!

I love what you said about following your dreams, not setting them aside. Do what makes you happy. Our mental health is so very important. Thank you so much for sharing your journey and your insights on improving our lives while we can. Congratulations on moving into your home in Italy! I am looking forward to all of the improvements you'll make.

Just seeing the pfaff treadle sewing machine confirms you are both people who value history and well made items, you will make this property so beautiful by sheer hard work.

Interesting. Love the birds singing in the background!

Congratulations!!!