Milan to Bormio
Shopping near the Cathedral
There is a knock on the door. I open it and find Rosa, the owner of Hotel Berna Milana standing there with...
Ötzi the Iceman: Bolzano, Italy
High on my bucket list is Ötzi the Iceman, one of the most incredible discoveries in recent history. Two German hikers came across his mummified body in September 1991 when they...
Florence to Verona
The Tomb of Juliet (and Romeo)
Hotel Casci in Florence is family run and Mrs Lombardi, the matriarch, is on duty when we check out...
Aprons in Florence, Italy
The Duomo
The church bells rang and rang and rang! Sunday in Florence and the sounds could be heard across the city. The city is crowded...
Bastia, Corsica to Florence, Italy
The truck is stuck! The front of it is too low to the ground to get over the join where the opening of the ferry meets the wharf. There are six men standing around perplexed. One...
Trains and Boats - Travel Italy!!
Getting from Cinque Terre to Corsica requires some careful planning and a bit of luck! Having spent a week in Cinque Terre, we know the regional trains in particular mostly run between...
Relaxing in Corniglia
Some steps lead off to my right. I haven't explored up here yet. Five minutes and I am looking over the railway station and the sea. Back down the path and another set of steps appears...
Cinque Terre to Portovenere
Portovenere
Just south of the Cinque Terre villages is the tiny medieval fishing village of Portovenere. We decide to take the ferry...
Corniglia to Vernazza to Monterosso: Cinque Terre
Steps again! Hundreds of steps!! Yesterday was a rest day. Today we are walking to the towns on the northern side of Corniglia. Corniglia to Vernazza is 4km and...
Corniglia to Manarola, Cinque Terre
That first sip of cloudberry liqueur is sooo good. Sitting on our little terrace with my feet up, I watch the activity in the piazza below us. The last walkers are catching the bus...