Roads in Corsica: Porto to Ajaccio
The crane is coming straight towards us! Cars are reversing, motor bikes are pulling over as close to the little brick wall as they can... Luckily we are right next to a lay-by...
Roads in Corsica: Calvi to Porto
The road from Calvi to Porto is the narrowest, windiest road we have ever been on. Our car has 6 gears but on this road, it will be lucky if it goes higher than 3rd! Our speed is...
Roads in Corsica: Bastia to Calvi
We are approaching the roundabout. "At the roundabout, turn right. First exit", says our TomTom. Colin does exactly that and veers right!! I catch my breath in fright, forgetting...
Trains and Boats - Travel Italy!!
Getting from Cinque Terre to Corsica requires some careful planning and a bit of luck! Having spent a week in Cinque Terre, we know the regional trains in particular mostly run between...
Relaxing in Corniglia
Some steps lead off to my right. I haven't explored up here yet. Five minutes and I am looking over the railway station and the sea. Back down the path and another set of steps appears...
Cinque Terre to Portovenere
Portovenere
Just south of the Cinque Terre villages is the tiny medieval fishing village...
Corniglia to Vernazza to Monterosso: Cinque Terre
Steps again! Hundreds of steps!! Yesterday was a rest day. Today we are walking to the towns on the northern side of Corniglia. Corniglia to Vernazza is 4km and...
Corniglia to Manarola, Cinque Terre
That first sip of cloudberry liqueur is sooo good. Sitting on our little terrace with my feet up, I watch the activity in the piazza below us. The last walkers are catching the bus...
Aosta to Cinque Terre
Italian railways!!!! Aost to Ivrea - one hour, Ivrea to Torino - one hour, Torino to La Spezia - three and a half hours, La Spezia to Corniglia - twenty minutes. It all flowed very...
Castles and Roman Ruins, Vallee d'Aosta
Another beautiful sunny day in Aosta! We take the bus and head 6km west of Aosta through vineyards and orchards to the castle of Sarre. It is perched high up on a cliff and a flock...