Author: Ralitsa Fanunza

  • How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business

    How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business

    🧐 Estimated read time | 12 minutes the book How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business found me quite unexpectedly – on a bookshelf in my rental in Rome. It is a very easy and practical read that gathers useful tips and tricks for every entrepreneur despite…

  • Why Everyone’s Falling in Love with Parga (and You Will Too)

    Why Everyone’s Falling in Love with Parga (and You Will Too)

    🧐 Estimated read time | 12 minutes I’m going to start with a confession: Parga had been sitting on our travel list for quite some time. You know, that friend who’s “definitely coming” to your party but somehow always ghosts at the last minute? That was Parga for us —…

  • Marmore Falls: Italy’s Wildest Waterfall, A Family Story, and Why You Need to Visit Now

    Marmore Falls: Italy’s Wildest Waterfall, A Family Story, and Why You Need to Visit Now

    🧐 Estimated read time | 6 minutes I never thought a waterfall could make me question my shoe choices, family dynamics, and life all at once. But that’s exactly what happened at Cascata delle Marmore — a 165-meter giant in Umbria that feels less like a simple waterfall and more…

  • The Brand Next Door: Notpla

    The Brand Next Door: Notpla

    🧐 Estimated read time | 3 minutes This week’s find: Notpla 📍 Discovered on Instagram. I clicked on a video of a man holding an edible water bubble and never looked back. What started as a student experiment in a kitchen at Imperial College has now replaced over 21 million…

  • The Brand Next Door: Playhouse MD

    The Brand Next Door: Playhouse MD

    🧐 Estimated read time |3 minutes This week’s find: Playhouse MD 📍 Found on Instagram, during a late-night scroll that started with memes and somehow ended with medical innovation. What caught my eye? A light-up nasal aspirator called Booger Buddy.What made me stay? The fact that it looked like a…

  • Ljubljana Travel Mistakes to Avoid + What Made Us Fall in Love

    Ljubljana Travel Mistakes to Avoid + What Made Us Fall in Love

    🧐 Estimated read time | 7 minutes 📍 Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia🕓 Ideal visit time: May–June, Sept–Oct💰 Currency: EUR 🐾 Pet-friendly? Yes (9/10)🚗 Car vignette required? Yes (mandatory)💡 Vibe: Peaceful, creative, walkable Song of the day Weather & Best Time to Visit Best time to visit Ljubljana? Spring and early autumn…

  • Twitter Co-Founder’s New App Bitchat Promises Messaging Without Wi-Fi

    Twitter Co-Founder’s New App Bitchat Promises Messaging Without Wi-Fi

    🧐 Estimated read time | 6 minutes Imagine this: You’re at a music festival in the middle of nowhere. Your friends have disappeared (probably queuing for overpriced Aperol or fries), there’s zero signal, and your battery is on its last legs. Usually, this would mean “goodbye world,” at least until…

  • How Labubu Went From Weird Toy to $150K Must-Have: The Marketing Masterclass

    How Labubu Went From Weird Toy to $150K Must-Have: The Marketing Masterclass

    🧐 Estimated read time | 9 minutes Picture this: a plush, pointy-eared bunny-elf with a devilish grin, dangling from a Hermès Birkin, perhaps wearing a tiny Cartier bracelet or faux Louis Vuitton bucket hat. Is it adorable? Ugly? Completely unhinged? Depending on whom you ask, Labubu is all of these…

  • Why You’ll Fall in Love with Tivoli’s Villa d’Este

    Why You’ll Fall in Love with Tivoli’s Villa d’Este

    🧐 Estimated read time | 4 minutes What do Kaos, Renaissance engineering, and my very first kiss with my husband have in common? Villa d’Este, Tivoli. Yup, this day trip from Rome is one for the books — whether you’re chasing Netflix sets or just want to get lost in…

  • The Magic of Everyday Life: A Travel Guide to Noticing More

    The Magic of Everyday Life: A Travel Guide to Noticing More

    🧐 Estimated read time | 5 minutes Inspired by Raymond Williams’ “Culture is Ordinary” from Resources of Hope – a reminder that the extraordinary can always be found in the everyday. If you’re into thoughtful travel, cultural curiosity, and slowing down long enough to notice the world’s tiny rituals, you’re…