THE CLUELESS GENE JOURNAL
A farm. A birthday. A plan taking shape.
Follow my search for a farm by my 50th birthday: the visits, the questions and what I learn along the way.
THE JOURNAL
Stories from Italy
FARM BY 50 · SARDINIA · PART 1
Why Sardinia Is One Place I Still Want to Invest
Some property markets have fallen off my list. Sardinia hasn’t. I’m still looking—but rural property has made the paperwork, taxes and permitted use more important than the photographs.
Read the story
FARM BY 50 · SARDINIA · PART 2
The Sardinia Farm That Came With a 2,000 m² Warning
A seller inferred something from my Swiss phone number and gave me a 2,000 m² warning. I didn’t assume he was right—or wrong. I checked.
Read the story
FARM BY 50 · SARDINIA · PART 3
My Sardinian Neighbour Gave Me One Warning About Buying Property There
The warning sounded simple: check the paperwork and the taxes. The more rural property I examine, the more I understand how much sits behind those words.
Read the story