Tag: fishing village

ELBA ISLAND: NAPOLEON, IRON AND WINE CAKE

by Pushing Time • June 15, 2015 • 12 Comments

The more I see of the world the greater is my appetite to experience other locations, food and cultures. When we reached Elba Island, Italy, the last destination on our Mediterranean cruise, I fantasied that I might come back to each…

PORTOVENERE USED TO BE CALLED PORT OF VENUS

by Pushing Time • June 7, 2015 • 12 Comments

We hit some pretty rough water a couple of days before the end of our Mediterranean voyage and I was happy to get off the ship and stand on solid ground again when we pulled into Portovenere. This was our…