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Gelato Diaries: Gelateria dei Neri, Italy

When a few friends and I came to Florence last summer to study Italian for two weeks at a language school (perfect excuse for a holiday), one of the girls discovered this beautiful gelateria, just a few steps away from where we were studying. We loved it so much that we would often reminisce and wish that we could go back to Florence...

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Ciao Milano!

A couple of weekends ago I finally visited Milan, Italy's most populated city, for the first time. A couple of Italians that I know warned me about how the Milanese people can be (rude, snobby etc.) but one of my friends recently moved there so I thought that I would just check it out myself! We kicked off the day with brunch (classic)...

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Caffè Letterario: Aperitivo in an Old Prison in Florence, Italy

Last month I told you about Tamerò, one of my favourite places to go for aperitivo here in Florence. Today I am going to let you all in on another little secret place: Caffè Letterario, Le Murate. I found out about this wonderful little gem from one of my beautiful Polish friends Natalia right when I first moved to Italy. It is a...

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Beyond The Kale: Plant-Based Bliss in Bath, England

Beyond the Kale is hands-down one of my favourite places in Bath and when I went back to the UK for a couple of days it was definitely on the to-do list. They specialise in juices and smoothies but have so many different breakfast, lunch and dessert options too. Everything is plant based, as well as delicious, and I have brought several people...

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Yoga, Yummy Food & Beautiful Countryside: A Weekend Yoga Retreat in Tuscany

Yoga, great food & Tuscan countryside, what more could you want from an escape away from the city? A couple of weekends ago I went on my first yoga retreat weekend in the rolling Tuscan hills. The getaway was organised by one of my beautiful friends Shirley who made a life-changing decision to move to Florence a couple of years ago after falling...

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