If you’re expecting a long, detailed blog about my day in Florence, you’re going to be disappointed. You see, it started to rain shortly after I arrived and that kind of derailed my plans for the day…
Italy 2024: Day 6 (Florence)
Cinque Terre
Italy 2024: Day 5
Just call me “Chef Laura”. My last day in Cinque Terre found me strolling the streets of Vernazza, sipping rich Italian hot chocolate, indulging in a local sweet treat, and making a homemade pasta dinner.
Italy 2024: Day 4 (Manarola and Riomaggiore)
I’m pretty sure today was the best day of vacation so far. The weather in Cinque Terre has been picture perfect this week. Clear blue skies, 70+ degrees… perfection. So imagine my surprise to wake up this morning (after another 10 hours of sleep!), pull open the curtains, and see cloudy skies. I didn’t let the lack of sun deter me from my plans, though, and the weather forecast showed sun later in the day.
Italy 2024: Day 3 (Vernazza and Corniglia)
I almost wimped out today. Almost. My plan was to hike from Monterosso to Vernazza, look around Vernazza for a while, then push on to Corniglia. My legs were protesting so much that I almost gave up and took the train from Vernazza to Corniglia. But like the trouper that I am, I forced myself to continue on and put more mileage on my hiking shoes.
Italy 2024: Day 2 (Monterosso)
Do you ever have a day where you can’t imagine being anyplace else or doing anything different? Today was that day for me. I woke up way too early but I couldn’t wait to begin my day exploring Monterosso.
Italy 2024: Day 1
17 hours. That’s how long it took me to get to this week’s vacation destination of Monterosso al Mare, Italy. Monterosso is part of Italy’s Cinque Terre, literally the “five lands”. The area is composed of five seaside villages set on cliffs bordering the Ligurian Sea between Genoa and Pisa. Monterosso is the largest of the five villages with a population of about 1,500 people and is the northernmost village.
Traveling with Laura 