So, Florence is great. It’s amazing, it’s a buzzing, beautiful city that is overwhelming you with the amount of historical sights and museums it has to offer. Same with food, there is so many restaurants and little hidden spots where you can enjoy some delicious pizza, pasta, or, their famous Florentine steak (we were 3 girls and shared a piece of 1.4kg. You can do it! – ok, parts of it was bones, but still).

Bologna, a small student city in the North of Italy is a must-go destination for food lovers and for people, who want to visit an Italian city that is not overly crowded and flooded by tourists. 

Soup. Soup can be quite a boring dish, but when prepared well and with the right spices it can be a unique experience. Especially Asian soups with lots of spices and interesting ingredients are something that many people, me included, are crazy about.

When we arrived in front of Nonbe Daigaku on a rainy Saturday evening (Hello Brussels!), I was a bit hesitant whether this was really the place that looked so nice on the pictures I had previously seen. There was a big phone number made from red tape, glued to the window, a not too inviting entrance door and a quite worn-down facade.

Maastricht. A small, enchanting city in the South of the Netherlands that immediately catches you with its charm. It’s the birthplace of the European Union and reachable from Brussels by train in less than two hours. On weekends you even get a 50% discount on train tickets. While it’s quite evident where to walk around, because the city is quite small, I want to give you a few tips where to eat and where to linger for a cup of coffee.

It is slightly embarrassing if I’m very honest. I moved to New York exactly four years ago, I came back 3 and a half years ago. That’s 365 days times four. That’s…ehm…1460 days.