Picnics with My Dog

Here in Englandville under the benevolent bullying of BoJo, we have been enjoying lockdown Mark 2 for the last month - not quite as ferocious as lockdown Mark 1 but confining...

Setting Up a Home Base near Rome, Italy for Language Immersion Travel

I am so excited to share considerations, planning, and lessons-learned from setting up our home base fo our 10-week language-immersion nella bella Italia. If I could do most of this on my own with...

Our Malta Experience During the Pandemic

Malta has been on our travel bucket since 2018 and we booked our flights for Easter this year in July 2019. It seemed a bit too early then but with the pandemic situation and rise in the number of...

Typical Dishes You Can't Miss While in Casentino, Tuscany

Tuscan cuisine, you know, is renowned all around the world, but today I want to introduce you to something more specific. Let's talk about typical products you should try while visiting Casentino...

Caravaggio, the Cursed Painter: The Deposition

The canvas of the Deposition of Christ, currently kept in the Vatican Painting Gallery, was painted by Caravaggio for a chapel of the Church of St. Mary in Vallicella in Rome. Following the Treaty of...

Visiting Warner Bros Studios in Watford: Welcome to The Wizarding World!

From a very young age, I have been mesmerized by the world of Harry Potter. The idea of a place where you can actually learn magic was indeed fascinating for a 6-year-old kid. Not to mention, I've...