Vernazza
Today (October 9), I made the long anticipated hike into Vernazza…
Today (October 9), I made the long anticipated hike into Vernazza…
I started my Cinque Terre adventure in Monterosso (Oct 8-10).. As I have already said, once I pulled into Monterosso, I had no guilt over skipping Genova. Monterosso is probably the most resort-like of the 5 towns making up the Cinque Terre. Before I arrived, I had the mentality that I would hate it because … More Monterosso: Cinque Terre
On occasion, everything comes into place…
Looking towards the alps from Giancarlo’s (Airbnb). I think a break from blogging every day was a good idea. Turin was been a great 3-day stopover as I make my way towards the most anticipated part of my trip: The Cinque Terre…
The piazza in front of the Duomo, at 9:30. Tourists groups haven’t arrived yet… From my point of view, Milan is a jungle in 2 very different ways. In one way, I love the buildings between Centrale station and past the Duomo. That’s at least 40 minutes of walking without taking any turns. You have … More Milan: It’s A Jungle
My first day in Italy…
Yesterday (Oct 2) pretty well sucked. My bus ride wound up in Milan 2.5 hrs late, but the day was saved by good public transport. During the bus ride, I met an Italian from Turino, and he suggested some places to visit! His company was great during the 1hr stop at the Swiss border, which … More Do you even bus, bro?
At the end of September I fly to Frankfurt to start my 3 month trip to “Europe”, which I have been aching to do ever since I visited Germany over 5 years ago. I put Europe in quotations because it’s easier to say that to most people. In reality, I am spending extended time in … More First Leg: Italy