So my time in the Amalfi Coast comes to an end and I have blogged about most of the key highlights of the trip (Hotel Onde Verde, La Sponda and Capri), but I just wanted to share the other amazing experiences I had on the…
Boat Ride I am off to the beautiful island of Capri. The boat picks us up from the beach right next to our hotel in Praiano and pretty soon we are jetting across the Amalfi Coast on our way to Capri. The boat trip is…
The Terrace La Sponda is located within the luxury hotel Le Sirenuse in Positano. The restaurant has an indoor area with beautiful vines growing around columns and bright green tiling. The outdoor terrace is where lunch is held and it has beautiful green table cloths…
Location To seek the shores and rocky terrain of the Amalfi Coast must be the deepest desire of any traveler. On this latest adventure I find myself flying into the beautiful Bay of Naples and then traveling about 3 hours to the seaside town of…
Fine dining is all well and good, but sometimes you feel like having a cocktail or a lovely glass of wine with some beautiful canapés / tapas and waste away a perfectly good evening. Although I love good food, I am always impartial to a…
I have decided to wrap-up my series on the Italian Riviera with some snaps and reviews of the town of Camogli where I based myself. I stayed at the Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi and used that as a base to visit the rest of the…
I have my heart set on seeing Vernazza, but alas I catch the wrong train and end-up in th beautiful town of Monterosso. I stop and survey the place and only spend a few hours here before heading on to Manarola (you can you check-out…
So I find myself in the town of Riomaggiore. The colourful buildings, hidden stony pathways really define the town as well its beautiful open marina. Like all the other Riviera towns, the rocky cliff faces and crystal blue waters of the Mediterranean are a feature.…
Manarola would have to be my favourite town on the Cinque Terre. The view of the cliffs, the crystal blue waters, the rocky Riviera face…its such a lovely spot, but sure all the towns on the Cinque Terre have this! What does set Manarola apart…
Location The location for a splendid lunch overlooking the Bay of Portofino is a spectacular hotel perched on the cliffs of the town of Portofino – Hotel Splendido. This is picture of the hotel from the boat on the way into Portofino (its the highest…
So today I decide to catch the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofino. I have always wanted to visit Portofino and have had pretty high expectations of the place. It is an exciting trip across the Riviera to visit this classic resort destination. Ferry…
