Italy’s Cinque Terre: Part Two

Continued from Cinque Terre: Part One

2901207760 5fa9c7f97c 225x300 Italys Cinque Terre: Part TwoItalian for “Five Lands,” the Cinque Terre is a collection of five consecutive (and gorgeous) villages along what’s known as the Italian Riviera, on the Ligurian Sea.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this dramatic meeting place of the French Alps and Italian Appenines has been historically hard to reach and largely untouched by modern industry, technology and tourist development.

Which is exactly why you should visit. [Read more...]

Italy’s Cinque Terre: Part One

2901207456 996b23725c 225x300 Italys Cinque Terre: Part OneSomeday, I’ll be an old woman on my deathbed.

According to our plan, Adam will have just passed away quietly a few moments before; this will have been my cue to tidy up the house, make a few calls, lie down beside him and wait for the Grim Reaper.

In those last moments, I know I’ll think of one special part of the world: the Cinque Terre, in Northern Italy.

Truly, it’s that beautiful. [Read more...]