Giving you all the Airbnb tips & tricks you never knew you needed I consider myself a fairly savvy traveler, so I’m pretty surprised it took me this long to try out Airbnb; but I finally did it. Last summer I tried out 5 different Airbnb apartments – 4 in Spain and one in, Read More

With Valentine’s Day approaching, I’ve been thinking about all the romantic places I’ve seen in Italy (and there is A LOT) and write you down a little list. I chose to forgo mentioning the well-known Trevi Fountain, the Blue Grotto in Capri, or Venice’s Piazza San Marco. Honestly, most of those are worth seeing,, Read More

Chances are if you’re in Florence you’re going to be eating your fair share of pizza. I’m here to tell you about my personal favorite: Gusta Pizza Best type of pizza to get: Margarita Cost: €5 This little restaurant is located right by the Santo Spirito Basilica (a beautiful church you should visit if, Read More

This is a story about how I got stranded in one of the most beautiful places in the world with my boyfriend… He and I decided to take the train to Venice from Florence one morning for a day trip and come back home in the evening. As I’ve mentioned before, our journey didn’t, Read More

I’m not really one to rant about food… I mean you eat it, it’s great, you forget about it; but the sandwiches at All’Anttico Vinaio in Florence are an exception to that rule. There is very little food that will make me say “wow”! This did. Now, maybe someone will go on and say, Read More

Ahh Venice. The city of water, canals, bridges, love, glass, and….tourists. Don’t get me wrong, this is not going to be a blog post complaining about tourists in one of the most visited places in the world. The beauty of Venice is undeniable. The canals, the houses seemingly floating on water, the lack of, Read More