About
Hi, I’m Ari
Italian girly in my late 20s. I quit my safe corporate job at 27 to start working for myself and moved to where my soul truly belongs: Asia.
Bali, specifically, is where I discovered my true calling for teaching movement (and from an unfulfilled corporate girly, I am now a deeply motivated Pilates instructor)
Life, Travel & Asia is a wellness travel and lifestyle blog about self-discovery. Here, I share life-changing experiences, inspiring travel destinations, bold career shifts, and the mindset changes needed to start living a life that truly feels like you.
If you’re looking for motivation, inspiration, and tangible tips to build a life that feels aligned, this is your corner of the internet.
Welcome to Life, Travel & Asia
So, how did it all start…
In 2018, I made one of the best decisions of my life: moving to China for over a year. While studying Chinese and working with kids, somewhere around Xi’an, I met my truest self. Adventurous, free-spirited, and completely at ease surrounded by different cultures, different people, different everything.
Then COVID came. I had to go back home. But my soul stayed there. For the following four years, I felt disconnected, off, and too comfortable. Then life brought me back to China for a short trip, and two things happened: Life, Travel, and Asia was born, and I realized that Asia is my place in the world.
One year and a trip to Bali later, I quit my corporate job and finally moved to Asia, with no “safe” plan except to make this blog work.
One year later, I completed my STOTT Pilates instructor training, and I’m ready to start fulfilling my purpose and start teaching back in my hometown.
In two years, almost everything changed, but most importantly, I changed deeply. And that’s what Life, Travel & Asia is about: the transformation that brings you closer to the life of your dreams.
Get to know me
NEXT TRAVEL DESTINATIONS IN ASIA
Indonesia & Vietnam, of course!
ON MY LIFE TO-DO LIST
Photography course, learn to surf, go back to dance classes, get my diving license, learn yoga properly, and many more…
ON WEEKENDS YOU’LL FIND ME…
Most likely by the sea… or right here, writing and sharing.
I COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT…
My morning walk in nature.
WHERE TO NEXT IN CHINA?
1 Month trip to Yunnan & Sichuan; I can’t wait to go back!
I LOVE ABOUT ASIA…
It’s spirituality, wild nature, the warmth of people, and the beauty of its simplicity.
FAVORITE PLACE IN CHINA
Xi’an has my heart, but the Gansu region is the most authentic place I’ve been to in China.
THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE
Just Start!
