Author: Greg

6 months have passed since I have actively used this site. I hope to improve on this performance by starting to use this site to blog again and by updating and improving the site over the next few weeks.

Today, we took the final leg of our journey back to Rome. The trip was uneventful – scenery most of the way was very pretty (particularly Tuscany). It looks like there are lots of interesting towns which could be explored if one had the time. We stayed in Fiumicina which is a little seaside suburb…

We spent a quiet morning at our Air B & B. The patio and view are so nice that we enjoyed simply relaxing. After lunch we drove to San Gimignano which is a medieval hilltop town surrounded by 13th Century walls.It has been a UNESCO site since 1990. This town was strategically located (ie a…

We enjoyed our stay in Riva del Garda and were a bit sad to leave. It is, I think, a sign of a good trip that we have felt the same way leaving Rome, Lucca and Levanto as well! Riva del Garda is in the north of Italy and we have to make our way…

MEMO TO: Cerebral Cortex FROM: Sphincter Remember to thank Brandon for forcing you to wear his extra bicycle shorts after you, foolishly saying several times ” Don’t bother getting them – I’ll be ok.” We rented bikes again today but today we rented eBikes. This was the first time that I had ever used one…

Today started with a bang – a thunderclap! It had rained overnight and the storm continued through the early part of the morning. The clouds socked in around these mountains was actually very pretty (back to English today – although there are lots of Germans here; it is only about 4.5 hours to Munich from…

As I continue to try blogging and as I continue these scenic travels, I realize that I am frequently using the same adjectives. I think that I should consider using a thesaurus to find alternate words for “beautiful”, “picturesque “, “spectacular”, etc. I will work on it but the scenery makes this difficult. Italian seems…

Another glorious day today and the plan is to rent some bikes and explore a bit. Brandon and Marley targeted Lake Garda as a place where it would be possible to do some biking and they made a good choice. There are plenty of bike paths here and lots of people (young and old) riding.…

Spoiler Alert: We actually made it to a lake today. We got up early today, tidied up the Air B & B, packed the car and headed off to Lake Garda. The roads were pretty good and a lot of the trip was spent on the toll highway. (Total cost today was 35 Euros). It…

Today is our last day in Levanto. It is bright, sunny and warm and a good day to be outside. After a nice breakfast in our Air B & B, Marley, Payton and I had a nice walk through the town and along the beach. It is a lot quieter here today than it was…

Today we opted for another relaxing day in Levanto. We got access to our new unit and were able to move first thing in the morning. This freed up the balance of the day for us. We had a leisurely breakfast (Brandon made French toast and I had bought some Starbucks coffee pods for the…

We had chosen Levanta as a destination because of its proximity to Cinque Terre (the 5 cliffside fishing villages which are a UNESCO heritage site and common postcard photos).There is a train which connects Levanta to Cinque Terre. For 32 Euros you can take the train back and forth, getting on and off at whichever…