Astoria La Spezia

... bad so we were just happy to be indoors. Due to the weather and the amount of traveling and transfers we decided to save our exploring for the next day. We split a litre of wine (which would later be supplemented with another 1/2 liter) over a game of Monopoly after catching up on emails. Off to bed and hoping to stay dry and see more on our second day in Cinque Terre.<br><br>Day 7: Thursday<br><br>The view from our hostel room was absolutely breath taking. The church tower with ...

... we zoom zoomed through this dark tunnel there were splashes of light, and I saw the...OCEAN!<br>It gave my spirit such a lift it was incredible!<br><br>I got off the train, and made like a crazy person to the railing, and just soaked it into my brain, I didn't realize that I had missed the openness of space, I had been cooped up in these busy busy cites, and then in a valley where everything is bascially closing in ...

Tucked away along the Mediterranean Sea is a lovely little place called Cinque Terre (Five Lands). It is a collection of five fishing villages sprinkled along the steep and rocky cliffs of the Italian Riviera. The buildings are clustered pastel specs on the edges of the coastline. Surrounding these villages are uniquely terraced vineyards, which produce a white wine ...

<br> Tuscan Riviera Portovenere<br> Had seen it on Getaway and looked very pretty.. Found a hotel with sea views and have spent 2 nights here resting , climbing around local castles&#8230; eating sleeping and watching the boats go in and out&#8230; not much English here but we are not hungry or thirsty so all going well&#8230;.<br> Tomorrow we are off to the South of France.. 3 nights planned in Nice.. Really looking forward to it but have loved Italy&#8230;

... staying in Torano a small town, perched in the mountains where marble is mined. <br><br>This will now be our home for the next couple of months. <br><br>As we aren't technically travelling at the moment we are temporarily suspending our blog, but will start up another blog about our lives in Tuscany. <br><br>Happy reading for now, and we hope you enjoy the winter or summer where ever you are. <br>

... with her in Rosstock and Berlin. She showed us all around Berlin and we had a bike tour with her which was heaps of fun.<br>We headed over to Poland for a brief visit which was very interesting, the drivers there are crazy, just overtake anywhere and expect you to move over for them. We also see a road rage incident in the middle of the road - heaps of guys crowded around and taking their tops off - we didn't stick around very long to find out what was going to happen ...

... and clean, very quiet and safe. One of the reviewers on the hostel website had been concerned about lesbian connotations with the hostel - I have no idea what they were on about, there were lots of posters about featuring women and there was one three-paneled comic featuring wonder woman indicating that she must face her mother to tell her she is lesbian, but that was basically it. All the women I saw about were around middle age, I think I saw perhaps 2 others my ...

... A little over a week ago, I walked the entire length of the longest continuous portico in the world (about 4 km) to a hilltop church, the San Luca Sanctuary. I also like walking through the city streets, many of which are still cobblestoned, and seeing stores with really fresh meat, cheese, and vegetables. Last, I like the lack of English here - it feels less touristed and more like an authentic Italian city. After spending two weeks straight in Bologna, I ...