Life's a Beach

Most people have to travel long distances to go on holiday. Me, coming from one of the most beautiful countries in the whole wide world (if I do say so myself), I only have to go back home.

Everywhere I turn, I am surrounded by beauty, history, art and a culture I wouldn't change for the world.

There are surely loads of things I am not proud of about my country – but its beauty is not one of them.

This year, just like the past 21, my little holiday getaway back home did not disappoint.
I always try and book my holidays somewhere I haven't been before and I've finally realised that the quieter the town the better the holiday.

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Wanderlust: Rome – The Eternal City

Since today is a gloomy and rather chilly Sunday here in London, I thought it'd be a great idea to escape for a couple of minutes and share with you some of the photos I took the past couple of weeks.
As you could probably tell by the title, this post is dedicated to the incredibly gorgeous Eternal City – or, as we say it in Italian, La Città Eterna.

If you've never been to Rome before then shame on you – it is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen. Full of history and art, Rome is also known for its amazing gardens, shops and great food. Excuse me while I go and write about how proud I am about my country for having such majestic cities. I absolutely love art and everything else relate to it so it comes with no surprise that Rome is in my top 5 favourite cities of all times – followed by the one and only Florence of course!

Definitely on my list of cities I'd live in, Rome offers a bunch of different things to do on a daily basis aside from sightseeing. Restaurants, museums, exhibitions – even just walking around in Rome is magical. There is literally history and art everywhere you go and I think that's what makes it so precious and special to me.

So yes, this is a very personal post to me and I really hope you'll enjoy this photos so much you'll book a flight right away ;)

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Wanderlust: Venice

One of the things I miss the most about Italy is its beautiful and historical cities. There is just too much art and beauty, it's overwhelming. 
And today I thought I'd share photos of a city you should definitely go and visit if you're in Italy: Venice.

To be fair, this is not one of my favourite cities, but you have to admit it's too beautiful to not share some photos. 
What made this city so special to me is that last time I was there I got to meet one of my closest friends and we spent the whole day walking around and exploring lanes and alleys. The touristic part of the city is not that big at all and we practically did it all in half a day – and still managed to find the time to go shopping and find a gorgeous book shop, as you can tell by the photos. It was absolutely stunning and looked like heaven to me.

Last time I was there I also managed to make a short and awkward vlog that I'll share here as well so you can see a bit more of what we did.
I know I haven't said much about the city, but sometimes photos are better than words.

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Wanderlust: New York City

Two years ago, during my exchange year in America, I managed to spend a long weekend in one of the most beautiful cities in the world: New York City.
Unfortunately four days are not enough to even try and visit 1/8 of the whole city, but I still wandered around and went and see a musical in Broadway. 

The other day I was looking through my old photos on my computer and stumbled across my USA photo album and thought I'd share some of my shots on the blog. Now if you've never been to NYC before, bare in mind that these photos don't do it justice whatsoever because that city it's just too damn beautiful to be photographed – however I hope you enjoyed these few shots.
I really miss New York City and I look forward to go back there and hopefully spend a bit more time, there's so much to see and I can't wait to explore it. 
But, in the meantime, I guess the photos will have to do.

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Lazy Sunday: the people I love

When I left Italy I was in a really bad place, thought I had no one who cared about me and moving to London seemed the only option.
Looking back now, I can assure you it really was one of the best decision I've ever made. London has opened so many doors for me, and I am sure it'll give me so many more opportunities. But most important, distance made me realise – once again, how lucky I am and how many important people I have in my life.

I guess it's true: you never appreciate something until you lose it – or, in my case, until you move city.
Living far away from the people I love it's not easy, and it never will be, but I am dealing with it and it's getting better because, no matter how far I am, they will always be there for me. And I couldn't be happier about it.

My advice for today? 

Go on and live the adventure, but never forget the ones who love you.

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Walking around London: Portobello and Notting Hill

Different day, new adventure, same city.

Just because I moved to London now, it doesn't mean I visited every single part of this gorgeous city. That's why two months ago I promised myself I would visit a different part of the city every weekend so I would never get bored and I would have the chance to wonder around and explore.

And for this week's blogpost I wanted to share with you my short – but productive, visit around Portobello and Notting Hill. 
So, where to start?

Portobello was exactly as described: a wonderful place with colourful houses and loads of flea markets. A bit like Camden, I have to say – but we all know how much I love Camden Town, therefore I'm afraid that nothing really compares to it.

What some of you may not know is that if you keep walking from Portobello Road you'll eventually get to Notting Hill and from there you can go all the way to Kensington and so on. Basically London is just a big, big city where everything is really close – if only you know where to go.

And what about Notting Hill? One of my all time favourite films was shot there, and it's such a posh but beautiful neighbourhood. Big, white houses, big streets, loads of expensive cars, but you'll always have a gorgeous view in front of you.

Best thing about this whole adventure was that I could share it with my friend Rachele, she's always up for a walk, a talk or anything really. Making friends in a new place is always hard, so when you find a good one you shouldn't let them go.

You know, it's been two months – eight weekends, since I moved here, but I will never get tired of this city.

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