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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Surprising My Best Friend

A couple of weeks ago I was able to get a flight home just in time for Easter so that I could spend a little bit of time with my family. The only person that didn't know anything about my brief weekend home was, as you can probably tell my the title, my best friend.

And of course I had to surprise her by making secret plans with her sister and mother and by brining her a sweet breakfast – Nutella croissant, yum??, so that she could eventually forgive me for waking her up at a decent time.

Jokes aside, I loved surprising her and I wanted to share this moment on my blog so that I can treasure it forever, so here's a little tiny vlog about what I did.

I must warn you though, this video contains a weird english accent, me rumbling about drivers, Italian language (seriously though, what did you expect??), an annoying laugh, my gorgeous cat and loads of love.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed surprising her :)

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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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The One Where Alice Turns 20

Can this post be considered a part two? And if you have no clue of what I am talking about you should probably read this post right here.

But yes, as you can probably tell by the title, I turned 20 on Sunday. And what a beautiful weekend that was.

Started my early birthday celebration on Saturday when me and my pal Alice – I promised I am not referring to myself, went out for dinner. Italian of course, what else would you expect from me? Right after dinner we went to the Theatre to see a play, Shakespeare In Love to be more precise. Maybe not all of you are aware of the fact that I am basically obsessed with English Literature and that Shakespeare In Love is by far one of my favourite films of all times, so by this point you can imagine my excitement! The play was amazingly done and most of the lines were taken from the film – therefore I knew them by heart and couldn't help but acting along. Typical Alice.
Afterwards I went to my friend's pub and we waited until midnight with a bunch of people I didn't know that sang happy birthday to me. To be fair, 99% of them were pissed but still, that was nice and really out of tune haha! Needless to say we stayed up all night drinking and laughing and having a hell of a good time and that the actual day of my birthday I was too tired to do anything apart from eating what was left of the cake.

So yes, I am now 20. Technically not a teen anymore but still acting like one – did you have any doubts about it? Because I didn't. 
I don't really know how to feel because to be fair nothing's changed, it just feels really weird saying that I am now 20 years old. Almost too weird.
But that's life, and there's nothing I can do about it apart from enjoying it. 
What's really surprising is that only a year ago I was miserable but I got to spent my 19th birthday with my closest friends and family and now I am okay and got to celebrate this special day with people I didn't even know they existed up until 8 months ago. Weird how things can change in just 365 days. 
I don't know what to expect from this year, but I know I am ready for it :)

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London bound

It's just been three days and I am already in love with London.
I arrived Friday morning and since then everything has been so overwhelming that I couldn't even find the words to describe the beginning of my new experience. 

Being able to finally live in the city I've always loved is such a big step for me and it's something I wouldn't have expected to happen at this point in my life but it did and this was probably one of the best decisions I've taken in a long, long time.
Feeling that you belong somewhere is something that I've never felt before – not in the proper way at least, and I feel so relieved now. 

I am truly sorry for the lack of posts, there is a million things I'd like to write about – and I will, but I wanted to find the right words to write down the way I feel right this moment because I won't easily forget it.

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Things I am going to miss about Italy.

London is only four days away and I am already thinking about all the things I am going to miss about Italy.
I am not a sentimental person and I almost never get homesick but I know that this time is going to be a bit different.

• First of all I have a cat now. She's a small, black ball of joy and – unfortunately, I cannot bring her with me. I've spent the last year watching her growing and now the thought of leaving her is killing me.

• Shall we talk about food next? Because I know for sure I am so going to miss italian cousin. And come on let's be honest, there will never ever be a restaurant that will cook as good as my grandma. 

• And what about the gorgeous italian landscapes? As much as I hate living in a small city, the nature that surrounds me is so overwhelming and incredibly stunning. 

• My oh–so–comfortable bed! Everyone knows that nothing can beat it, not even the most comfortable hotel bed in the world – if you get what I mean by that!

I am sure that as soon as I'll post this blogpost I am going to think about thousands of other things that I will most likely going to miss.

So now I am asking you, if you were going to leave your hometown for an unknown period of time, what would you miss the most?

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