Going To Portofino? Better Stay in Santa Margherita Ligure....

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I admit without much pleasure that Portofino is a must destination for anyone visiting Cinque Terre. My only pet peeve is that it has become so touristy and bling that I feel it has lost its charm...

In any case, staying in Santa Margherita Ligure, 4 KM away, was great. Less touristy, w/ plenty of great restaurants within walking distance, and a very beautiful, 1-hour, walk away from Portofino.

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Friedrichshafen, The Comforting Feeling of Déjà-Vu...

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It's a little ironic that most of my friends look for new experiences as they travel & what satisfies me the most as I do is the comfort of the déjà-vu...

Nowadays, as I travel, I love to return to old places, stay in the same rooms, & eat at the same restaurants as I have always done. Friedrichshafen, where I have returned at this time for the last 20 year exactly gives me that satisfaction. 

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