Girl in Florence

• Curious Florence: Palazzo Vecchio and the Private Lives of Cosimo I and Eleonora 5 days ago When it comes to tours and art and things you can learn here in Florence, what is personally most fascinating to me are the lives of those who came before. More so, the backstory of an artist, an apprentice, a lover, a powerful family dynasty, that to me is far more interesting than solely gazing...
• Love and Los Angeles - Finding Joy in a Misunderstood City 2 weeks ago It all started with a birthday surprise. Nico and I were nestled in a restaurant overlooking the island of Sveti Stefan in the country that a certain US president called “aggressive”. It must have been a few off days, but the country of Montenegro remained as chill and pleasant as a summer...
• Visiting Florence this February? Here's What to Do, Events and My Personal Suggestions 2 weeks ago Brrr.. that’s exactly how I would describe the day before February begins. I’m currently huddled at home with Ginger, the snoring beagle, as temperatures dropped this week but it’s obviously nowhere near the “polar vortex” I’ve been reading about around the midwest in the USA or well,...
• 5 Tips for Making the Most Out of One Day in Florence 1 month ago The tickets have been book, your hotel or short-term apartment has been secured, now the hard part comes.. how best to fill your time in Florence? You have no shortage of choices in this Renaissance city the only thing that matters is how to filter in what you actually want to do. This city really...
• Visiting Florence this January? Here's What to Do, My Personal Suggestions 1 month ago 2019, here you are again, you sly dog.  This post is predictably late after an 11 hour road trip from Nico’s hometown in the southwest of France to our tiny, yet very busy corner of Florence, Italy. My house is freezing, I have nothing in the fridge except some tahini and old butter and the last...

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