WHO IS BEHIND
I was born and raised in Muggia, a little fisherman's village near Trieste, a beautiful city on the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy, only two hours' drive from Venice.
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I have been lucky to have two wonderful parents who preferred to spend money traveling instead of buying a big house or using their salary to purchase things they didn't need.
And I'm so thankful for that smart choice they made.
First, I want to express my sincere gratitude for your presence here and interest in learning more about me. Your support means the world to me, and I am truly thankful for you.
Hi, I'm Valentina, but you can call me Vale.
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I'm a superorganized Italian passionate about well-planned travels and delicious food.
After hearing all my friends telling me for years that I should start a travel blog because of my capacity to organize exceptionally well-planned travels, I finally decided to give it a try.
Valentina's Travel Guide
I can teach you a lot about the positive things to travel as a solo female traveler.
In 2010, I started traveling solo because I was tired of waiting to meet someone who couldn't wait to explore the world like me, but I soon found out there are many good reasons to travel solo.
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I started with a 22 days solo travel around the south of Spain (crazy to be my first solo travel, I know), but it was the best experience I had ever had.
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I quickly learned how to plan the perfect itinerary and explore new countries.
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After that first solo travel, I had so many adventures around Europe and learned from all my solo travel mistakes, so if you are considering traveling solo, do it! It's amazing!
I met so many beautiful people that deciding to travel solo was probably one of the best decisions of my life, and I can give you many tips about it.
In September 2011, I went on a solo trip to London and completely fell in love with the city. I imagined living in London and couldn't stop thinking about it.
So in January 2013, I decided to save as much as possible, and in August 2013, I moved to London, where I have been living since.
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Another fantastic decision I made. In London, I met Pamela, another Italian who had just moved there too, and we shortly became best friends, roommates (to save money to travel more), and obviously my travel mate.
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We went to so many places together, we were doing everything we could to save money and travel at least five times a year, and we got addicted to traveling.
In August 2018 I met Lajos, a Hungarian guy that became my boyfriend, now fiance, and in summer 2023 my husband.
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Thankfully he had a deep love for traveling like me so we started traveling together.
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In 2020, during the pandemic, I had nothing to do at home, so I decided that it was time for me to start a travel blog.
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I'm famous among my friends for being a super-organized traveler who loves planning the next trip so detailed that I could easily write a travel guide about every place I visited.
But after a few months, I had to return to work. I was a team leader in a famous coffee shop in London, and after the pandemic, I ran my shop and worked 12 hours a day, Monday to Friday.
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I was always so tired that I spent weekends sleeping instead of working on my travel blog, which hurt me significantly.
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I really wanted to work on my travel blog and help travelers plan their trips (and try to make a living doing what I love the most).
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So in 2022, I decided to quit my exhausting job. I found a part-time job five minutes walk from home and started to work on Valentina's Travel Guide as much as possible.
So here I am, writing my About Me page and telling my story. I still work part-time and spend all my free hours working here, (my day start at 6 am and finishes at 10 pm) writing articles and travel guides to help you plan the best trip of your life in all the destinations I have visited so far.
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It will take me a while to write about all the beautiful places I have visited, so follow me for travel guides, tips, and info to plan your next adventures! You won't need to look anywhere else, I promise!
