Happiness Is Just Around The Bend

Capri is a mountainous island in Italy’s southern Campania region, just off the coast of Naples.  It’s also one of my favorite places in the world. Capri is divided into two halves: the posh, ritzy Capri, and the village-like, lesser-visited Anacapri. Staying in Anacapri — at the fantastic Bussola di Hermes — gave us the chance to see more of Anacapri, which plenty of tourists just skip entirely in favor of the beaches and boutiques. Monte Solaro, the highest point on the island, is one of Anacapri’s star attractions.  For just a few Euros, you can take a chairlift to the top of the mountain. Then for twelve minutes, you soar through the air, gliding by incredible gardens like this one.  I love how the chairs are built for one — it gives you a chance to take everything in. And then you get to the top, where you have a 360-degree view of one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean. I was so struck by the beauty of Capri — ...

On the Spanish Steps in Rome with Lisa during our semester abroad. While I was studying abroad in Florence, my friend Lisa was studying in Rome.  This was perfect, since we got to meet up a few times during the semester! Lisa and I had a blast together when she visited me in Florence.  We went dancing at Maracana, the best Brazilian/hip-hop club in the city.  We shopped for jewelry on the Ponte Vecchio.  We attempted to cook.  And we ate a few times at Le Colonnine, the wonderful restaurant across the street from my apartment. (If you’re ever in Florence, I highly recommend Le Colonnine, on the corner of Borgo Santa Croce and Via de Benci, right by Santa Croce.  It’s a very affordable restaurant and they have FANTASTIC pizza and tiramisu.) But most importantly, there was always this very tall, very attractive man who worked the register at Le Colonnine.  It didn’t hurt that he was exactly the type of guy we both go for: very tall, dark, lean and Italian.  And unlik...

When most people decide to make a visit to Pisa Italy, it is no secret they’re heading here for that iconic photo  in front of or holding up the world-famous leaning tower of Pisa. When I was seventeen years old I travelled to Europe for the first time with my dad, and insisted we travel all the way by train from Rome in a day to do just that. Now, some eight years later and a few more destinations under my belt, I travelled back to Pisa to discover the city beyond the tower. Discover for your in this quick guide to Pisa! Visiting Pisa Italy If you come to Pisa insistent that all you want to see is the leaning tower (for which this city is  oh so famous for ), I can assure you that you’ll miss the beauty of this small city. Recently Pisa has become another gateway to Tuscany, with the introduction of direct flights with Qatar airways, making it possible to reach Pisa in just a couple of flights from almost anywhere (you’ll need to fly to Doha first, then direct flig...