We had no idea about this trail when 2Monkeys sister in-law mentioned that she want to do the Via Francigena pilgrim trail. This route was started by ancient pilgrims that originate from Canterbury, UK to Rome, Italy that passes France and Switzerland. We decided to join her and after some discussion, we decided to just do the trail in stages as we don't have much time to do the whole route in one go. We chose the portion of Italy in the Tus
Ronald Reagan International Airport My recent around the world trip was unplanned and out of the blue. I had not seen my mother for so long, so we make a plan to visit her in Malaysia (Asia). TwoMonkeyme couldn't get time off, so it was only me and LittleMonkeyme. I took the Amtrak train from Minnesota to Chicago, then changed trains to go to New York. I had to change trains again in New York for Washington, DC to pick-up
Manarola TwoMonkeyme's paternal family came from Southern Italy. She had been to Italy before but never to this area. We heard that it was very beautiful and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so we decided we should visit this place. LittleMonkeyme and Anna arranged for our accommodation in La Spezia, a five minute train ride from Cinque Terre. We stayed there for 3 nights and make it our base for checking out Cinque Terre. La Spezia is a very pleasant town itself with its own c
