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Nothing like getting one’s vacation off to the right start with eleven hours of flying (NYC-Miami-Santiago), topped off with a drug-induced sleep at a 45-degree angle. Met the Southwind representative at the airport and were whisked to the Torremayor, where we were given a small room with a […]

We breakfasted then lolled around the room placing our order for our new dishes for upstate and packing. Finally finished all preparations and departed for the glorious Splendido hotel in Portifino for lunch.
We chose it because of its grand reputation (it’s our last meal!) and because our car was loaded with all […]

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Couldn’t eat breakfast outdoors, as it had rained quite a bit overnight - which explained why the waves had sounded so much louder. We set off for the hour drive to the Cinque Terre - the original 5 towns, which are small fishing villages set in the hills […]

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We slept well on our new board, though we suffered a little clock-change-lag and woke up too early at 7:30. We ate a lovely simple breakfast out on their veranda, then set off for the fishing village of Camogli. Italy. The drive was a bit Amalfi-like, but […]

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We woke up and got to see just how beautiful this place truly is, as we’re situated right on the beach in the Bay of Silence (Baio del Silenzio) in Italy.
Not the greatest night of sleep, as one side of the bed sloped at about a 45-degree […]

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We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and morning in our suite before leaving for the restaurant that we had attempted to find the other day. This time we had actual directions (as opposed to Fodor’s wrong ones) and got there relatively efficiently. We were rewarded with a fabulous […]

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A lovely night’s sleep in our Veneto paradise hideaway. We were happy to be back in our favorite little breakfast room, then we strolled the market which encircled the hotel along the streets of the town on Thursday mornings. Certainly nothing too exciting, but some nice things […]

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We woke up, but we were still stuck in the maid’s room at the Villa Cipriani. We inquired about switching rooms, and were told that they’d have one for us later, after the guest checked out, so we went out for a walk around the lovely little town […]