This post begins shortly after that brutal day one. As noted previously we were beat. There was a bar a block away. A bar in Italy is kind of an all encompassing term for a shop that sells coffee, beer, pop, mixed drinks, gelato. They are typically very small and are quick serve for theContinue reading “Monterosso the night before a day of much rest (La notte prima una giornata di tanto riposo)”
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Day 1 Pizzo to Monterosso ….13.5 miles 2,400’ of elevation gain. Huh? Yep, 2,400’ count ‘em. We did 😊
I knew the early section of this hike was going to be challenging given that we started with an 800’ climb out of Pizzo. But, I had planned, originally, that we would only hike five miles that day and spend the night at an agriturismo (a working farm that has a B&B side hustle) andContinue reading “Day 1 Pizzo to Monterosso ….13.5 miles 2,400’ of elevation gain. Huh? Yep, 2,400’ count ‘em. We did 😊”
Pizzo a taste of “La dolce vita”
One doesn’t need a watch in Pizzo. It took me a little while to understand that. From 6am to 12am the clock on the Chiese San Gregorio Martire chimes on the quarter hour. The chiming was unique, at least to me, in that one bell chimes the hour and a second bell of a differentContinue reading “Pizzo a taste of “La dolce vita””
Fasten your seat belts it’s going to be a bumpy night
Apologies to usurping Betty Davis’s famous line from Joe Mankiewicz’s “All about Eve” but our flight was both late and bumpy. Now I fly a lot as many of you know, so much in fact that some might consider it a lifestyle. Thus, I am not a nervous flyer and have been bounced around inContinue reading “Fasten your seat belts it’s going to be a bumpy night”
All roads lead to Rome …..or Atlanta if you’re flying Delta
Hello to all. We are 24 hours out from takeoff and hanging out in Kennesaw GA having had a nice drive through the fall colors from E. TN. I learned on my second overseas trip 4 years back that when flying international on Delta it is significantly cheaper to drive to Atlanta, spend the nightContinue reading “All roads lead to Rome …..or Atlanta if you’re flying Delta”
I’m not Stanley Tucci. Stanley Tucci is not a friend of mine :-). But we are ancestral neighbors LOL.
My apologies for riffing off a statement made by the late senator Lloyd Bentsen. First hello to all my friends, followers and visitors. It’s that time of year again and another hike is in the offing. As many of you may know, this season of Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” on CNN (a show IContinue reading “I’m not Stanley Tucci. Stanley Tucci is not a friend of mine :-). But we are ancestral neighbors LOL.”
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