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Random Moment #16 – Breathe (In The Air)
“Dark Side of the Moon” was released 50-years ago on March 1, 1973 by Pink Floyd. Included here is the second track from that iconic, best-selling album of all time. It spent nearly all of the next 14 years — through punk, disco, early hip-hop and the pop heyday of MTV — lodged in Billboard’s Top
Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre, Part 6/6
This is the last post of the Cinque Terre series. We explored Corniglia and Manarola by train on our first day, followed by boat on the second day to Riomaggiore, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the
Vernazza, Cinque Terre part 5/6
It was our second day in Cinque Terre; we continued northwestbound on a regular ferry service that runs between La Spezia and Levanto. After Riomaggiore, the boat made a scheduled stop at Manarola (click to see earlier posts), but we remained on board. As we passed Corniglia, we could see it from a distance, sitting
Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre 4/6
An alternative way to see the five Cinque Terre villages is by sea, which was by far more leisurely and scenic. We had explored Corniglia and Manarola the day before by train. The carriages was packed and claustrophobia-inducing as the train plunges into dark tunnels between the villages. Well, the advice is to avoid August,
