A total new life identity starts today! For a long while I have been hearing from close partners that the “Bling Bling” was no longer aligned with Valentina’s image! Simply it would no longer suit…. I resisted the change! I resisted! I cried! Valentina Bling Bling was my creation… my baby… I gave so much of myself to this blog, to my Instagram page, to my audience and followers… it was my identity…. that it was almost impossible to let it go… But life is about changing, about acceptance, about listening to others, about evolving and moving forward…. The transition… Read more

Venice is Venice…. right? A city that fluctuates… where roads are made of water… where ambulances and police are not on wheels… A city that millions of people visit it every year… so many that it is hard to find peace and quiet… But that exists… As you may know the Venice lagoon is surrounded with Islands of different sizes… of which some are private properties with no public access. One of the them is the San Clemente Island… Founded in 1131.. yes, you read it right… the Island has changed purposes and occupiers throughout the centuries. Initially a place… Read more