After leaving Sarah to her fate (she is safely back in the US), Jess and I headed south to Moneglia, a tiny seaside town on the coast between Genova and the more famous (and once-upon-a-time quaint) Cinque Terre. Our goal was to slow down and relax for a few days. Mission accomplished. Honestly, there’s not much to say. We took […]

Last week, after finishing our alpine adventures, Jessica, Sarah, and I headed south to the Piedmont region of Italy. Specifically, we set out to trek from town to town in the region around the city of Alba, an area famous for its Barolo wines, rare black and white truffles, and for being the birthplace of Nutella. Sadly, I actively dislike […]

WARNING: Take your time with this one. There’s a LOT of photos. After our adventures in Milan, we were looking forward to a more straight-forward (and less disastrous?) time in the Valle d’Aosta, the area of the Italian Alps bordering France and Switzerland. Three years ago, Jess and I had hiked from hut-to-hut and town-to-town in Switzerland, following the “Hiker’s […]