I have always had a rule about not visiting romantic Italian cities alone, so when the opportunity to spend a weekend in Verona with my friend Valeria presented itself, I excitedly took it! Now I’ve never been the biggest fan of Shakespeare, least of all Romeo and Juliet (two preteens who know each other for a few days and kill themselves because they...

The first time I visited Italy I completely and utterly fell in love with it, the main reason was due to the fact that it helped me to discover who I am. Before, there was this whole side of myself, of my family, that I had no idea about. So when my estranged father offered me the chance to travel with him to Italy, I wholeheartedly took it. I spent...

After a series of many unforeseen events, life seemed to be handing me many obstacles, ones that nearly broke me down completely. So, when confronted with a rather depressing period in my life, I thought back to some of the happiest times of my life, many of which took place in this very country; in Italy.  So here I am now, living as an...