With the final steps into Vernazza I was truly famished. I vowed to never again attempt a 2.5 mile hike having only a cappuccino and pastry in my stomach. I was arriving into the second village of Cinque Terre (the five villages) along the Ligurian Coast in Italy. The day before I had traveled on [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Cinque Terre’
February 26, 2010
Cold Weather Blues
I could spend weeks, months, even years traveling in Italy. Two years ago I decided to make this travel dream come true by spending the months of February and March in Italy. Over a cold Christmas and New Years in New York I envisioned sunny days, strolling through cobblestone streets with a cone of gelato, [...]
August 18, 2009
Travel Debate: Discounts
Just ask. Travelers seem to have mixed feelings about asking for discounts. How does it make them look? Will it result in poor service? Will the all-powerful concierge at the other end laugh at your request? The truth is, I’ve never regretted asking, even when I received a negative response. The best result is [...]
