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Ciao! It’s from nowhere else but the beautiful city of Turin from where I am writing this blog right now. I arrived here yesterday in the afternoon, ready for the second Eurovision experience of my life. It seems hard to believe that almost an entire year has passed since Mäneskin took victory in Rotterdam. But it …
Weekly blog #130: The Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, what exactly is happening? Read More »
There are weeks, especially in spring, when you get a little confused about what day it is. Weeks in which Tuesday feels like Monday and Monday feels like Sunday. That is, of course, all because of the national holidays in this period. And right now, this is exactly the kind of week we’re having in …
Weekly blog #129: Oh Bella Ciao, week of national holidays in Italy Read More »
I dare say that I am a real weather girl. But maybe that’s kind of inherent to being born and raised in the Netherlands, as if it’s part of the collective Dutch identity. Before booking a holiday, the first thing you do is to check what’s the weather like at the destination of your choice. …
Weekly blogpost #128: Spring in Italy, the season of the fashionistas Read More »
Last Sunday was La Domenica delle Palme, or Palm Easter. Six years ago, my good friend Lucas and I were strolling through Rome on that particular Sunday. Unaware of the day it was, we passed a random church where someone handed us some olive branches. While Lucas looked a little puzzled at the branches he was …
Weekly blog #127: Olive branches, sunshine, smiles and good luck in Rome Read More »
Last Saturday, I found myself in a bridal boutique in the centre of Rome, located in a parallel street behind the city’s main shopping street, when – completely out of the blue – a deafening bang sounded. The very tall windows of the elegant store shook in their frames, as did the glass door. In …
Weekly blog #126: A thunderclap in Rome and other news? Read More »
As I mentioned in my previous blog, Sara, my Scottish-Italian friend, came to visit me in Rome last weekend. It was a weekend in which we reminisced a lot on the usual trip-down-memory-lane of course. At the same time, we spoke about our dreams, desires and everything that still lies ahead of us. I will …
Weekly blog #125: The best recommendations for a weekend in Rome Read More »
I don’t think that much explanation is needed when I say that Italy has been on quite a roll over the past year. After overcoming the pandemic one step at a time, the country has enjoyed one success after another. First, there was the victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, then Italy won …
My first full week back in Rome is already over. It’s always so nice to see my friends again. From drinking an espresso martini in the chic lounge of the Hoxton hotel on Saturday night to accompanying a friend to the playground with her three little girls, and from a homecooked lunch at my friend …
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been getting all these questions. From friends, family and even from followers on Instagram. Are you still in the Netherlands? When are you going back to Rome? Are you going back to Rome at all? Do you still have your house there? Well, I did stay in The Netherlands …
Weekly blog #122: Back in Rome, mimosas and sunflowers Read More »
Towards the end of February, when each and everyone of us is done with that grey, dreary winter, people are eagerly awaiting the moment when spring will finally make its appearance. No more fifty-shades-of-grey skies, but bright blue skies instead. The orange glow of the first days of sunshine and the flowers that start to …