Month: October 2013

Fascinating Cinque Terre

Along a beautifully isolated six-mile stretch of the most seductive corner of the northern Italian coast lies the Cinque Terre (CHINK-weh TAY-reh) — five (cinque) small towns gently and steadily carving a good life out of difficult terrain. Each village fills a ravine with a […]

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Florence is Always A Good Idea

Flying all the way to Europe from the Philippines entails an investment so we tend to maximize our sights at a manageable pace. The benefit of planning a DIY itinerary while booking ahead of time makes everything on a wish list possible. A tour of […]

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Festive, Eccentric, Delicious Barcelona

Barcelona is on the biting edge of architecture, food, fashion, style, music and good times. The art, with significant collections by Picasso and Miró, is provocative; and the buildings, many by the eccentric genius Gaudí, are mind blowing. One can never get enough of the […]

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The Art of Leisure in Madrid

This excerpt from Lonely Planet nails our sentiments down on Madrid. We barely had a week there, but thanks to friends and good tips, we enjoyed almost every bullet point about the city outlined below. An Artistic City Few cities can boast an artistic pedigree […]

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