Its a thing here in Marseiile, black vanilla ice cream, made with the addition of charcoal (no , there is no burnt taste), needed after...

Street art dominates most once blank walls here in Marseille especially in an area entitled "Panier" or in our venacular "Basket" It is a...

Marseille is a interesting blend of Northern Africa and southern France... Gritty is definitely the word that comes to mind as previously...

We are in Marseille and it's all happening. The World Cup rugby is on and the Pope is coming to town on Friday. Oh and 'Rose' is king in...

She's gritty bro, but snazzy. Going cultural tomorrow, today was wandering, and dare I say a bit of shopping....

Welcome back friends to France a country that appreciates beer just like Italy appreciates safe driving and parking no wait the beer is...

Quiet day after the hike and enjoying the local sights of Monterosso

We used the train to get to Riomaggiore which is the last of the villages. Then we returned via train back home where we had giant pizzas...

Steve and I decided to walk the trail to the next Village called Vernazza. It took 4.1 kms and it took us 1.5 hours to complete. Please...

The delightful climes of the Cinque Terre embraced our stay by putting on beautiful weather food and wonderful village atmosphere With...

We staying in the village of Monterosso which is one of 5 located in the Cinque Terre national park. All villages can access by trains,...

Lovely place but rammed with people. We are in Monterosso and today is our last day of Italy which is weird and sad and marks 11 weeks...

I have met 2 sausages In Cinque Terre. First was Johnny who was 5, and today Hari who is 18 months old.

Went to Pistoia today, near where Dads family come from. A smallish town, beautiful and fairly quiet. I love it.

Old buildings, old laneways old flares classic Pistoia

We visited Siena today , a medieval town which famous for the Palio Race. There are 17 contradas or regions of Siena , one which is oca...

A visit to Siena was another delightful experience

Today in Siena, we met 3 sausages First was Helga who was 2 Then Ned who is also 2 Lastly was Ella who was 8 months

All over Italy

All over its beautiful, from Rome to Lucca to Pisa to Tuscany.