August 20, 2012, it seems like everyday in Italy I eat the best pasta I ever ate in my whole life. Several days down now and my pasta at Trattoria Dal Billy takes the cake so far. I had the lasagnette agli scampi made with fresh homemade pasta of …
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Manarola, Quaint Fishing Town
We spend two nights in the quaint fishing town of Manarola. This part of the trip was our "roughing it" segment. Steve picked the cutest little (I mean little) room for us in an apartment on the hill where a local family rented out rooms called Casa …
Cinque Terra, Manarola
Monday, August 20, 2012, we arrived around 5 pm at the #2 town Manarola of the #5 tiny hill towns of Cinque Terra after three hellish trail rides! …
Three Nights in Venezia
(Friday August 17, to Monday August 20, 2012) We took a high speed train to Venice from the Milano Centrale train station. It cost us about €36 each and took about 2 ½ hours. We arrived at Venice train station at 3:10 p.m. and navigated our way …
Photos of The Duomo in Milano
Here are more photos of the Duomo of Milan and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. Again, words cannot express the magnificant art and the magnitude of this cathedral!!! Outside of the Duomo a street hawker offered me a free thread bracelet. I …
Buon Giorno Italia!
August 15, 2012, we took a flight from JFK to Milan. We got in on the 16th in the am and took a train to the Milano Centrale about 40 minutes away. From the train station we walked to our hotel. We got to spend one foggy night (because we were so …
Japan is Really Cold…
When you think Japan you think sushi, ramen, cherry blossoms, not usually skiing and freezing conditions. I found out a couple winters ago that Japan is really cold, especially in Hokkaido,which is roughly the same latitude of Vladivostok, …
Sagana Resort at Cloud 9, Siargao Island, Philippines
I'm back from my wedding ceremony/wild family vacation that was reminiscent of a National Lampoons movie. The Wong and Fowler party of 16 all managed to fly in from 5 different locations and after many plane rides, a stop in Manila, and a stop in …
Eating Our Way Through Taiwan
In September 2010, five friends rented a car and did a round trip journey from Taipei, Taiwan to the southern coast of Kenting on a surfing adventure. Little did we know that the best part of traveling through Taiwan was eating all the amazing …
Taiwan Hot Springs
With all the chilly surf sessions I've had lately, I can't help my reminisce about the hot springs in Taiwan. I would die for a hot tub here at my house, but the chlorine can be rough on the skin and hard on the electric bill. I loved the natural …