Our House Hunters International Episode

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Our House Hunters International Episode

During our first skype conversation with producer Ethan, we asked him if we would be right for House Hunters International.

Our house isn’t grand in fact quite the opposite. We are closer to fifty than thirty and have two young children…….’yes yes don’t worry it’ll be great’.

Now, I think his vision was spot on.

Our valley shone and the people of Bobbio Pellice and Malpertus became part of the story just as they are in our daily lives. We got to show off our beautiful valley in Piedmont and why we fell in love with it.

I don’t want to let too many ‘cat’s out of the bag but I can say that we had the best time with the crew from House Hunters International, we filmed through snow, rain, and dropping temperatures for a total of five days (Now you know where we disappeared to).

We had to re do many shots as Sam kept saying ‘Bloody Hell’ and I got over enthusiastic with the ‘Oh my God’. We didn’t realize how often we said it until we had to stop ourselves.

Other than that what you see is what you get. The crew are now like our adopted family. They were beyond wonderful, encouraging all the way and fantastic with the kids.

Luca can’t make up his mind which job he wants to take. We couldn’t get him away from behind the camera. Carina glowed and was a natural. I got to see so many ways our kids could take on a life outside the box.

Sitting together for a final interview gave us a chance to reflect on our new life in Italy…..(you’ll have to wait and see!)

This quiet location saw us stop filming for sheep, men on horseback, a small child on a very squeaky trike, cows being led to barns (all with huge bells), the town hall bell, and curious locals…..still the show went on and nothing fazed our House Hunters International team.

Our Italian estate agent Bruna bought a touch of elegance and of course properties to view, wait till you hear her gorgeous accent.

This lovely store owner called us in to taste his local salami and cheeses, the House Hunters International crew couldn’t help but buy something and we all got photos taken, what a great business man, he had us literally eating out of the palm of his hand.

Luca fell in love with Joe’s ‘skunk’ and thought it wonderful that he could hear us all talking in the other room. Whoever said never work with kids or animals had it all wrong.

So if you ever get that call from House Hunters International I hope you’ll grasp the opportunity with both hands like we did. It’s an experience none of us will ever forget and one I’ll always treasure.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO…

Patrizia Geymonat (Mayor) – Sindaco Comune Bobbio Pellice

Community of Malpertus

Community of Bobbio Pellice

Trattoria del Centro – Bobbio Pellice

Bar 1990 – Bobbio Pellice

Ristorante L’Alpina – Bobbio Pellice

Macelleria Dario Geymonat – Bobbio Pellice

Hotel Villa Glicini – San Secondo Di Pinerolo

HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL CREW

Producer – Ethan | Director – David | Camera Men – Gordon and Mike | Sound – Simon and Joe | Behind the scenes – Andrea

And our wonderful Estate Agent Bruna

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and the gang x

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Margaret | Destination Here&Now says:
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What a buzz Lisa. I had great plans to send you a Chrissy card but I’m sorry I’ve missed it for this year. Hope you and Sam and Carina and Luca have a snuggly Christmas in your beautiful valley. Thank you for sharing all your ups and downs and roundabouts with us this year. From the Hogan clan in Oz xxxx
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Oh that’s okay and I really didn’t expect the response and it has been wonderful opening them all, they are all over the house and I am trying to work out the best way to thank everyone,
  Wishing you and the gang a fabulous Christmas in Oz and here’s to another year of blogging, can’t wait to see where it leads us xxx
- Margaret | Destination Here&Now says:
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  x 🙂
jann says:
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Lisa, this is fantastic news! You’ll let us know when and where we can watch, I presume. So glad your family had this opportunity! These folks contact me several years ago, but I was way too shy, so I’m especially impressed by how brave you all are, and ready for any adventure. Complimenti & Auguri xxxxxx
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Oh we’re certainly not shy Jann, I was doing wardrobe changes in the car and in the end just thought ‘Oh well this is us, no make up and totally exhausted towards the end’…..I figure that if we tried to put it on and act in some way that wasn’t us then why bother, we want people to see that dreams are possible and changing country can be the best thing you ever do xx
Catherine says:
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So much fun! These guys contacted us a while back but our renovations were already over! Glad the kids enjoyed. House looks so warm and welcoming! Bet you have heaps of snow xxx
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  They caught us at just the right moment in time then, although they were talking about doing a renovation episode. Timing just wasn’t right and we needed to get our windows and doors in asap. Our house is coming together and we are keeping it as rustic and original as possible. No more snow yet but I know it’s coming….sending love xxx
lynda sharples says:
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How awesome Lisa Sam CarinaAndLuca ,
I really hope we get to see the show in Oz .
It looks like you all had a ball doing it .As usual I drool at all the photos and suffer serious “living in Italy envy”
Well done everyone and Merry Christmas to you all from Macleay Island ,Queensland
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  We ended up doing five days in total of filming Lynda, and it gave me a new awareness of the production behind a TV show. My cousins had a house on lamb island x
  A big Merry Christmas to you from Italy
  Buon Natale xxx
Carolyn says:
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What an exciting time you all had. You must be very proud of your family and you are certainly an inspiration to many. I’ll be following your blog to see when the show is aired – hope I can watch it here in Oz.
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Hi Carolyn, I’m hoping it’s aired in Australia it has a massive following so I think it will be shown. If not we’ll find a way to have everyone see it. I am proud of our family, even though we are often dysfunctional we get things done and now it’s time to enjoy the Christmas season without all the stress of moving and setting up home.
  ciao ciao and have a wonderful Christmas xx
Kelly says:
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HHI was one of my fave shows when I had cable, and I really miss watching it. I’ll have to keep an eye on your posts to see when it airs and then see if there is a way I can watch it online. Congrats to you all and everything looks gorgeous!! 🙂
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Hey Kelly I have grown up watching these kinds of programs with my Mum, she has every back issue of Home Beautiful and as a kid we would often stop so Mum could do a little sketch of something that caught her eye, she’d then go home and work out how to do it by herself. She even bought herself a set of power tools. Very independent woman my Mum, we’ll make sure to find a way for everyone to see the episode xx
  Buon Natale xxx
  Now to start thanking everyone for the wonderful Christmas cards xxx
Living in the Langhe says:
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Wow, the house is looking great, and it seems like you all really enjoyed the filming. Can’t wait to see the show now! And Luca’s found several future careers! 😉
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Well it certainly got the renovations moving along Richard, having a deadline kept us up late at night. Luca was so funny and Carina just shone. Should we send the crew your way??? lol xx
Kaye Bonato says:
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How exciting…..I don’t know if we will ever get to see the show though. Your house is looking fantastic, what I could see in the backgrounds…….if I don’t get to chat again…….have a very Merry Christmas and Bon Natale xoxo Love from Oz.
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Kaye we will find a way I’m sure!!
  I haven’t put any photos of the house yet but I will asap,
  you have a wonderful Christmas, I’m just writing thanks and doing a post about all the Christmas cards
  sending hugs love from Lisa Sam Carina and Luca xxx
Susan Heslington says:
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Ahhhhhh how awesome! Cant wait to see the episode. Your babies sure loved the whole filming process I see. Nice to see yr house coming along. Susan xxx
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Hey Susan it was great, even in the snow and freezing cold the show went on lol x
  the kids loved being stars for a few days and the house moved along in the renovations because of the tight deadlines xx
  Next year we are hitting the road xx
Jenny says:
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Wow! Just wow! The house looks fabulous and so do you all. Congratulations and Buon Natale.
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Can’t wait to see it on film Jenny, although I didn’t get to have a private hair and makeup person Drat!
  Buon Natale xxx