Cinque Terre Blogs
Jump to the full entry & travel map Siena, Tuscany, Italy Since our last posting we spent two more days lounging in the Cinqueterre. We ate the delicious "Pesto Fresco" that the region is famous for, munched on scrumptious and cheap focacia bread, and enjoyed the view from our Guesthouses' honor system wine bar. We melted in the heat on a "free beach" one day, literally inches from overweight, under clothed and definitely under washed
Publ.Date : Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:12:09 -0700
Hello everyone, how are you ? Didn't intentionally plan to have a blog break but I realised this morning that I hadn't posted this month yet. Summer is getting the better of me, in a very relaxed kind of way. I'm not much of a summer person, I enjoy fall and spring so much more, but the days have been perfect, not so incredibly hot you can't get out of the house, but warm enough to enjoy lazy picnics in the park and romantic walks in the evening. Crafting has been sort of on hold, no sewing
Publ.Date : Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:29:09 -0700
Fritto Misto in San Fruttuoso Pebbly beaches in Cinque Terre. Photo: Concierge.com
Publ.Date : Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:23:11 -0700
Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy
Publ.Date : Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:53:11 -0700
When I wrote my culinary tour of Europe post, I left off one particularly memorable meal. I met Mike when he came over for dinner along with my other roommates from the previous day. I had just gone into town and bought some gnocchi and then a few other ingredients I thought would go well with gnocchi, and threw it all together. It was a very easy, and tasty - everyone really enjoyed it. It was also quite an authentic meal, since Cinque Terre is famous for its pesto, and I used strictly local ve
Publ.Date : Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:22:22 -0700
Leslie and I spent the day in Florence today, after conquering the Cinque Terre hike yesterday (which was BEAUTIFUL…but had so many stairs!). Florence is like a giant oven, it’s so hot…but once the evening hit it started to cool down, and Leslie had some great spots to show me. And the papermaking shops! I was enchanted by these tiny, precise, beautiful things. The patterns on the paper, the binding on the books…each spoke of such care and artistry, I was very impressed. We also stopped a
Publ.Date : Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:21:48 -0700
I’m back from three weeks of summer holidays at home in Italy. Some highlights: I saw Erykah Badu singing at Lucca’s Summerfest, in the middle of the old town. I didn’t know who she was before the gig (I went mainly to meet some friends) and I was pleasantly surprised by her show. For the first time in my life, I went to the island of Capraia. This adds to the list of places (which includes some heavyweights like Sardinia, Isola d’Elba and Cinqueterre) that I had never visited before I moved t
Publ.Date : Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:02:40 -0700
I would be more than happy to grow old in the towns of Cinque Terre. They are five villages along the coast with populations of no more than 2,000 each (yet chock full of tourists) and right along the Mediterranean Sea. The draw here is the that you can hike from one village to another along the coast and get great views all around you. And, if you aren’t apt at hiking then you can take a train or ferry between them all as well to experience the uniqueness of each little town. A hike of about
Publ.Date : Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:30:21 -0700
If sandy beaches and thumping night clubs aren’t quite your speed, we suggest exploring the pearl of Italy’s secluded coast, Cinque Terre and Portofino. In Cinque Terre, brilliant classic Italian architecture seems to arise from the sea. With a culture as friendly, warm and spicy as the local cuisine, travelers are in for a vibrant, pleasurable stay. While a beach and a night club are tough to find, you’ll want to visit Cinque Terre and Portofino if you prefer exploring the cultural and na
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:07:40 -0700
Italia! I’m currently in Riomaggiore, getting ready to do a mini Cinque Terre hike, which I’ll do in full with Leslie tomorrow. So far Italy has been beautiful and very serene, although with very little Italian at my disposal (except, oddly, what I learned during Amadeus, which is useless to me. Unless I want to ask Mozart’s ghost to pardon me…), I am struggling to be understood. Some people know french, which is helpful, but otherwise, I smile and point. Still, it is a beautiful town in
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:16:03 -0700
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