After a day spent sightseeing in Bologna and enduring colder than anticipated temperatures, I couldn’t think of a more suitable way to spend my Sunday morning than at SoulSPAce [comfort zone]. This relaxing and quiet place located on the ground floor of a palace built […]

Have you ever packed something away and forgotten about it, only to find it years later? Several years ago, I was clearing out some old boxes and found a cream leather blazer, a red leather jacket, and a leather laptop bag I purchased while studying […]

What do you get when you combine the knowledge of ancient friars, the introduction of scented (rose) water, and one of the most affluential and influential families in Tuscan history – L’Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella (try saying that three times in a row!) […]

In 2018, I adopted a lacto-vegetarian lifestyle. You might be asking yourself – what in the world is lacto-vegetarian? It’s a form of vegetarian diet that abstains from eating red or white meat, fish, poultry or eggs, but still consumes dairy products. Honestly, I never […]

No matter how hard I try to pack lightly for a 10-day trip, I still manage to show up at the airport with a large suitcase, a carry-on bag, and a third bag I use as a personal item that could easily double as another […]