Cinque Terre

Houses literally on top of each other

September 18th 2011
We spent 2 days hiking in Cinque Terre. The trip did not start as we expected. 18th Sep happened to be a train strike. So we could not get the train to go from La Spieza. After waiting hours at the train station with lot of mixed information, we joined another couple and took a taxi to the first village. The day was looking cold and rain. We bought our tickets and headed out on the hike. The begin ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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Please fill out this travel survey - https://mtecethz.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_aXgBvAXbqOtWgXr I am from India. I lived in Seattle, US for a while and loved hiking in the NorthWest region. Now I am in Switzerland, enjoying hiking in Alps and traveling all over Europe. I love to travel and wish could do it full time. I usually travel very backpacker style, take local trains, stay in hostels or camp when possible. Recent trip = camping in Greece. Upcoming trips - Austrian, Italian and French Alps, New Zealand and Iceland summer once more and finally the Himalayas (fin... full info

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