I remember my first arrival in Venice. The boat was shaking and so were we. Although winters in Italy are usually a pleasant thing, La Serenissima (the most serene of all cities) is often piereced by cold currents which can cut to the bone. I remeber everyone who had already been there had completely conflicting stories of what the city is like: “Oh, it’s overrated. And the channels smell so bad” “It is the best city in the world: never seen anything quite like the Carnival” So which one was it? Well, for me it was love at first sight. …
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The Best Travel Moments of 2016
It’s been a long (and not always easy) year, but upon looking back: all the though moments were worth it. And thankfully: there have been a lot of positive experiences together with friends and family to fill the year with some great vibes. Here are the best things about my Year in Travel: The Inception of Redhead Explorer I’ve been sharing photos and travel stories in other places for quite a while but this year I realized that the pleasure I get from travelling and the milleage across Bulgaria and abroad are big enough to have their own place under the (online) …
Travelback Thursday | Rome for a night
This #ThrowbackThursday I’m having an Erasmus Flashback!… We are only a few weeks into the semester but it is starting to feel like I’ve been here for months. You know this feeling of time-wrapping when so many new things are happening that time seems to stretch like a happy lazy cat? Because it is dense with events, not because you are bored and the days are dragging… So here we are with the other Erasmus students: taking our first Italian lessons and enjoying the beauty of the language and the unfortunate equivalents of its words in other languages. Like curva (curve, turn), which …
Bella Italia | Erasmus in Macerata: What does it really feel like?
What does it feel like to be an Erasmus Exchange student in Italy? Should you choose Macerata for this great student experience?
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Bella Italia | Things to do in Bologna
Returning to Italy after several years away was a truly thrilling experience. Sometimes you don’t realize how much you miss a country until you go back there and all memories start rushing in. I had passed through Bologna dozens of times, but never roamed across the city so the trip felt both familiar and completely new. So what should you know about Bologna? It is the home of the oldest university in the world (founded in 1088) and apart from its long-term inhabitants, it also attracts a lot of students from all over Italy and Europe in a mixture of old …
Imola | Visiting the monument of Ayrton Senna
On May 1st, 1994 Ayrton Senna – one of the all time legends of Formula 1- tragically died on the Imola racing track in Italy. I was too young to remember when it happened, but my boyfriend (as men usually do) is really into sports and clearly recalls where he was and how he learned about it. He is a very big fan of Senna so on our trip to Bologna, Imola was part of the Must-see list. The small Italian town, which hosts one of the most (in)famous racing tracks is just a 30 minute train ride away from …
Bella Italia | Black & White
Coming back from Italy is always accompanied by a wave of nostalgia. It is hard to depart from its beauty and the unbearable lightness of being, which engulfs you: piazza after piazza, masterpiece after masterpiece.
Moto GP | Seeing Valentino Rossi in Mugello
Getting from Florence to Mugello and enjoying the race at Valentino Rossi's trademark circuit
