Author Archives: Gioia

About Gioia

Gioia completed a Masters degree in Conferences and Events Management at Westminster University, in London. She is Project Manager at the Financial Times. She likes dancing (salsa, mostly) and claims she wants to be a better photographer. You can meet her at GioiaSerra.net.

Less than 2 months and it’s Christmas

It always seems strange just how early the world prepares for Christmas. At least in certain parts of the world, it seems like window displays start promoting Christmas as early as the beginning of the fall season! Have you ever … Continue reading

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I made it! Adidas women’s 5K challenge

[Please be aware donations are still open. If you want to support my effort please do so.] Running, or maybe better to say jogging in Hyde Park on a beautiful sunny day in late summer with 15,000 other women, when all we’ve … Continue reading

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The 2011 adidas Women’s 5K Challenge for Endometriosis UK

Among the several groups I’m part of on Facebook and the pages I’m a fan of, there are a few (both Italian and English) that belong to associations of women who have in common a little-known chronic illness, endometriosis. I … Continue reading

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Andalucia 2011 – Part 4 – Granada

Before Granada, we stopped in Seville, Cordoba and Jaen. Granada was after Seville the city we were most impressed by. It welcomed us with good weather, a convenient hotel and an unforgettable Jamon Iberico (which now I understand is nowhere … Continue reading

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Andalucia 2011 – Part 3 – Jaen

Here you can read about of first two stops on our trip, Sevilla and Cordoba. We left you when we were just about to leave to Granada from Cordoba. On the way to Granada though, we took a minor diversion … Continue reading

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Andalucia 2011 – Part 1 – Seville

Hey fellas, a quick (?) post to update you on our Bank Holidays break (not the latest one though, we’ve been a bit slow). We had a tough time deciding where to go once we found out we could have … Continue reading

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East London, always a new experience

As a tourist visiting the East London may not be your first choice…unless you are more of an explorer and love to go a bit off the beaten track! East London is anything but the white polished area you may … Continue reading

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Bath in a day!

We’ve always wanted to go and visit Bath for many reasons… It is not that far from London Jane Austen The Roman Thermae Spa Travelling to Bath from London is not that cheap: a return ticket costs in fact about … Continue reading

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Weekend in Dublin

A couple of weeks ago I was surfing the internet looking for a nice option for a weekend away. Unfortunately the fact that trains, buses and ferries within the UK are so expensive, sometimes is just much more convenient to … Continue reading

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A weekend in Algarve

Hey people, it’s about time we tell you about our 4-days break in Algarve, right? Yes, we think so, too. We headed for a little holiday last month, right after I submitted my dissertation (which I passed by the way!! … Continue reading

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