Lisa Grassi-Blais, a former prosecutor with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, and her husband Jake Rupert, a former journalist, launched their Italian tourism business Amazing Abruzzo Tours in 2016 after yearning for a new life in the central Italian region.

Here, Grassi-Blais talks about what drove the couple to make the move, how they have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether their decision has paid off…