Not wanting to waste away out last morning in Cinque Terre as Karina slept, I decided to get up early and do a little hike of my own (per recommendations of Rick Steve's). At the promontory jutting out into the water between New Town and Old Town in Monterosso, I climbed about a million steps to reach the top. Firstly, the views were obviously incredible. The best part though was encountering the town cemetery, located at the very top of the cliff. What a beautif...

Where can I even begin with today's activities?! This was one of the coolest days of my life, and an experience I will never forget (partially because I took like 500 pictures). Waking up at 7:45, we enjoyed a delicious free breakfast at the hotel consisting of croissants, meats, cheeses, yogurt, fruit, and water (which is always way too exciting since its so hard to come by water over here!). Meeting Austin in the town square, we began our hike into the mountain...

Today is the day I get to go on the trip I have been dreaming of ever since I saw it in Pop-pop's 500 Greatest Trips book! Needless to say I woke up overly excited for our 7:25 am train to Monterosso. Karina was moving a bit slow in the morning (as usual!), so I was happy that we had purchased our tickets ahead of time. However, when we got to the train station, I absolutely panicked when we could not find our platform because Monterosso was not listed as a desti...