I needed a weekend to have some ‘me’ time and I chose Toulouse. Spring in Toulouse is magical and going back on my own just made me fall in love with every corner of the ‘the pink city’. Toulouse, je t’aime beaucoup!

The freezing, cold snowy season makes me think back to my year living in Graz, Austria, and I explore on the feelings I had during a come-back weekend last November, after five years not visiting the city.

I love Italy, to me, everything in Italy is a wonder. However, I am driven by the culinary rather than the architectural wonder. From my beginnings with the Italian culture in my first trip, to my last time in Milan and Florence with B, in this post I reflect on all the incredible places I discovered along the way.

Back in 2014 my fear of London was so deep, that I almost lost all my self-confidence with it… but sometimes you only need a song, or a movie, to give the strength back and put you on your feet, ready to run again.

After doing my research, I embarked on my personal adventure and headed to Venice to find my Golden Fleece: the real Venetian. However, besides the incredible architecture, food and drink, the city had hidden many more jewels than I initially expected…