Carolina

Carolina

I'm an Italian Londoner, writer, pole dancer and fitness, food, travel and lifestyle blogger.

Uber, Lyft and Sidecar: the new designated drivers in the US nightlife scene

From the computer to the iPod, the Silicon Valley has been making our lives easier for decades. It is only natural then that new frontier of going out – or I should say of going back home – had to be born…

Top 5 things every girl Couchsurfing on her own should know

If I could have received a penny every time somebody told me: “But… aren’t you afraid?” during my two-month Couchsurfing trip all across the United States, I would have probably won a lot more than I won in Vegas. Yet,…

How to travel across the USA on a budget – plane, bus or train?

The United States is a huge country – so how can you go from one place to the other on a low budget? It’s fair to say that, during my two-month Couchsurfing trip all across the USA, travelling from one city to…

Sunset and San Francisco’s Ocean Beach

Not too far from the Golden Gate Park, San Francisco’s Sunset neighbourhood is calm and full of families. You can explore it by following the N line of the MUNI, which cuts through cute little streets with cafés and wonderful…

The Golden Gate Bridge and Park

Here are a few pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park, some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. You can get to the park with the N MUNI train from central San Francisco. Make…

Alcatraz and Ai Wei Wei

The ferrys to Alcatraz leave every day from San Francisco’s Pier 33 for $30. It’s a great way to enjoy marvellous views of Frisco and to see a historic building. Book online to avoid queues and make sure you go…

A very Google dinner: greetings from Google HQ

My San Francisco experience wouldn’t have been complete without a trip across Palo Alto to Google’s headquarters and Campus in Mountain View’s Googleplex. How did I get in? Thanks to my Couchsurfing host of course. I joined my host for…

Halloween weekend: San Franciscans know how to party

Halloween lovers will have the perfect scare fest in San Francisco: between All Hallows’ Eve and the Mexican Day of the Dead, here’s what I did to celebrate in the city. Walking down the street of US big cities like…

Frisco’s gaybourhood and hippie town: Castro and Haight

San Fran made history in the 1960s both as a gay city and as the home of the Summer of Love. Read on to follow the steps of Harvey Milk and some of the greatest musicians of all time. Here’s…

Discovering the Mission, San Francisco’s hippest neighbourhood

Just like up-and-coming areas all over the world, San Francisco’s Mission is a mix between hip bars and a few areas you have to watch out in. The Mission is SF’s Mexican neighbourhood, with a famous parade for the Day…

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