Albergo Caffaro Genoa

... the Med before taking us inland and through the olive groves.

On arrival at Portofino we were greeted with a similar village to those in Cinque Terre but not quite as quaint. Not sure what all the fuss is about...Santa Margherita wins our vote.

Back at Scooby for lunch of bbq chicken wraps and biscotti for dessert, then onto the autopista to lovely Lucca.

... our seats there was a couple who was seated in them and it was funny because there was barely anyone on the train but we did not want to take the chance of sitting somewhere else and taking someone else's seat. Well this lady gave us an earful of how she thought it was ridiculous that they had to move considering there were about 50 other open seats in our cabin, but she's like if these are your seats you better take them. She went on for about 2 minutes while ...

... of the city and had the BEST focaccia bread ever! After we left the group we had lunch at a little place with outside cafe seats and it was terrific. Rachel had a spicy pizza, Il Diablo and I had a zucchini tart. Then we wandered back to the ship and now Rachel is at the gym and I am updating my blog! We are a lucky group here! Tonight is casual night thank goodness. More to come!

Destination 404

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A wonderful winding route via a inland section have lead me from Pisa to the coastline around Genova. But since in that part of the environment it was very hard to find a spot for bushcamping I took the toll freeway to prevent to get stuck in the chaotic traffic of Genova and headed north into the highlands of the northern region of Genova. A beatiful spot at the top of a mountain has provided perfect views to sunset and sunrise, but a bloody cold night!

... questo blog e penso già alla sensazione che proverò quando scendendo dll'aereo sentirò una ventata di aria calda (e umida a quanto si dice) a darmi il benvenuto.
Mi piace questa idea di avere un diario di viaggio da condividere con gli amici
Mi hanno mandato a vedere questi 5 video di Antony ...

... kind of a staging system for the people waiting at the red. Kinda like the start of an F1 race.

Autobahn/Autostrada: This is an event that must be experienced. This super highway is merely a 4 lane divided freeway much like I-70 heading up into the mountains. The main difference comes from the terrain. Southern Germany, Switzerland and most of western Italy are all heavy mountainous regions. The difference is the ruggedness of the ...

... br>so the woman behind the desk in the hotel last night seemed to have a fascination with everything american. but the strangest things at that.....
she kept going on about american cleaning products (specifically floor cleaner) and deodorant. and then her mom came by and couldn't stop raving about penny loafers. very odd. but they were nice and since she thinks i am now her new best friend we got a discount on the hotel.

... We decide to have a little look round but to be honest as you'll see from the pictures there wasn't that much on offer, and after a long journey back into town to the Train Station to get our Train Tickets for Milan we head back to the hotel to get an early night and get ready for our first free breakfast - Great!! Short but sweet but moving on to Milan....................... Enjoy Heather and Jamie xx

... a room while Mark and PAtrick slept. We had read in Rick Steves book that Vernazza, one of the interior towns had the most charm and provided the best city to base out of. So JK and I quickly hoped on a train to see what we could find. Rick Steves was right. No cars are allowed on the streets in Vernazza so it remains very quiet despite the busling people. Trying not to get side tracked by the dozens of Gilato stands we began wondering the ...

... little nervous when you are trying to pass a hoard of tourists going the other way. Thank GOD Mike had the pack, I do not think I would have made it otherwise. (see the pictures!) We met up with two girls, one from Indiana and one from Melbourne Australia hiking the trail too. Fortunately for them they were able to break their trip up over two days. Lucky for us, they had discovered a private beach the day before and were kind enough to lead us down to it. The ...