Neda Motamedi-Shad has enjoyed living between cultures since her family moved from Teheran to Vienna in 1980. She fell for Florence 10 years ago during a study abroad semester and after other adventures in Vienna, Hamburg, Boston, Barce-lona and Shanghai, returned to the University of Florence in 2007 to work towards earning a PhD in Biochemistry.
As much as you love the Italian way of life, every now and then you might find yourself craving the alluring aroma of a Thai curry and the lifestyle of a bigger, more cosmopolitan town than Florence can possibly offer. But when it comes to yoga centres, you need look
On the side where Palazzo Vecchio faces via della Ninna, a small wooden door set into the massive square stones of the palazzo leads over a once secret stairway two floors up and back in time to when the Duke of Athens, Gualtieri di Brienne, ruled over Florence in 1343.