Thanksgiving in Florence!

I found myself, once again, asking myself “what would Anna Wintour do in this situation?” and again I remembered she would never be flying this way. She would’ve had a private jet take her to Turkey despite the weather.  However, I am not Anna Wintour, the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, and I tend to enjoy being…

Bonjour from Paris, France!

When you hear that Paris is the “City of Love”, you heard correctly. Every few feet you see a new couple kissing… and not just a peck on the lips but a long, drawn out kiss that is guaranteed to make a loud SMACK at the end.   It truly is a city full of…

Firenze: UPDATE

Here’s another update on what has been going down in Firenze. Last week or so I went out with my two Dutch Sophie’s. They came over our place before going out to Bigallo and Twice. Over some wine, we exchanged stories about our cultures and holidays. They even brought us traditional candy that they eat…

The Luciano’s incontrano Tuscana!

NOTE: I have a little game you can play throughout this blog entry. The “David” aka a faux-David was being moved throughout Florence all weekend. So, we will make an I Spy game with the “David”. He is seen in 3 different locations outside of his home the Academia… can you find them all? After…

Bom Dia from Lisbon, Portugal!

I finally got to meet up with my parents early Saturday morning in Lisbon, after more than two months away from each other. It was so nice to have a piece of home with me in Europe. A brief background of Lisbon, the city itself is more robust than I expected. Located on the Tagus…

Fall Break 2010: 10 days 5 countries!

Sorry for the delay folks!  But, I have been traveling around Europe the past week, therefore pushing back my blog writing until now. My fall break was compiled of all the places I wanted to go and see. I met up with different friends in different countries and it turned out to be the best…