Lots of people have probably watched the show “House Hunters International” on HGTV. Each episode, an individual or a couple travels to some exotic overseas locale and works with a local real estate agent, touring three homes before settling on one to buy to begin their lives as expatriates.
The show is a fantasy for many people – and half the fun as a viewer is deciding which home you would buy yourself and then guessing which home the couple will ultimately choose.
Well, it wasn’t just a fantasy for one Ashburn couple. Ashley and Dario Campolattaro – who live in Brambleton – recently appeared on the show as they hunted for the perfect second home in Italy.
“My parents immigrated [from Italy] to the United States in the mid-’60s. All my aunts, uncles and cousins and my grandparents lived in Italy, and I spent a lot of time going back to Italy as a child,” Dario said. “When Ash and I got married, we started traveling to Italy – we were just drawn to spending more time there and eventually exposing our kids to the heritage and the culture.”
To read about how the Campolattaros got hooked up with House Hunters, what the process was really like, and what their international life is like now — click here and head over to the Ashburn Magazine website.