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Category Archives: Travel

The Mediterranean Diet Myth

May 16, 2013by Navnet 1 Comment

Much has been written about The Mediterranean Diet and usually the focus is on how much red wine you can drink without feeling ashamed. Occasionally, they mention increasing your consumption of eggplant […]

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Italy, Ranting, Travel

Manarola – another pearl on the Ligurian coast

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We stayed in Manarola this year and it was so wonderful to see the city different times of the day. It was rainy during our stay but that didn’t dampen […]

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Italy, Photography, Travel

Staying in Manarola – La Torretta

April 24, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

If you want to feel like a princess make sure you stay at La Torretta on your next visit to Manarola. Well, first of make sure that Manarola, part of […]

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Italy, Travel

Tuscany

April 17, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment
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Italy, Photography, Travel

Biarritz

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We spent the last of our summer vacation last year driving around France. A three-week road trip from Lille in the North to Biarritz on the Atlantic side to Cap d’Agde on […]

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France, Travel

Corniglia – one of the five pearls in Cinque Terre

April 8, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

Corniglia is a town for billy goats. If your feet hurt just thinking about climbing 382 steps don’t get off at the train station. This year, we met a sweet couple with […]

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Eating, Italy, Travel

Lover’s Lane

March 15, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

We are getting ready for Easter Vacation which will take us south this year. After a years absence we will be revisiting Manarola for three wonderful days. We spent most of our […]

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Italy, Travel

Das Boot Messe – Dusseldorf

March 6, 2013by Navnet 1 Comment

It’s convention season in Germany, the slow and quiet period between Christmas and spring.  Over a  month ago, we went to Dusseldorf to check out the “Boot Messe”.  I am […]

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Germany, Killing time, Travel

Hirtsals Harbor

October 31, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

You can see the seagulls hovering over the boat – but if you look closely I think it looks like they have attacked the building.

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Travel

Choppy waters at the North Sea beach

October 30, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

It’s easy to forget that Scandinavian has sandy beaches, although I wouldn’t be swimming here in late October.

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Denmark, Travel

Bunker Museum in Emden

October 24, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

The city of Emden has a rich history. During the middle ages, it was a wealthy port until a catastrophic flood diverted the Ems River outside of town.  As far as the […]

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Emden, Germany, Travel

Flea market finds from France

September 25, 2012by Navnet 3 Comments

La Braderie de Lille was amazing. We didn’t get half way through all the streets because there were many more than what they had on the map.            […]

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Thrifting, Travel

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