One day, all it takes to appreciate Cinque Terre Monterosso was sleepy quiet when we walked out from the train carriage at 0820. Within a minute and we were already standing next to the coast facing a swath of blue, feeling the sea breeze on our face. Refreshed, […]
The path to Bertone, is a boring paved road 8am. All was quiet. There’s nobody but us. Mr Croux told us to head to the church in the centre of the town then look for Strada Villair. We were told to walk along Strada Villair. Strada Villair was […]
As Close As One Can Get 100km away from Torino, along highway 50, there was a chain of lakes nestled deep in the mountains – the target. From the village of Locana, it’s only 40km but almost a 2000m ascent. As we turned the corner of yet another […]
Memory & Reality Disconnect – Europe 15 Years On I remember Italy with fondness. The tragic history of Pompeii; that to-die-for Margherita at a roadside pizzeria in Napoli, the grand and imposing St Petersburg in Roma, the cool wind-surfing dudes at Lake Garda. These left an indelible imprint […]
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