Despite its zen-sounding name, SenSuoSa is a more down-to-earth event happening tomorrow June 21st in Levanto, though not one without its spiritual side as well. Taking advantage of the summer solstice, all interested parties will be meeting in the central Piazza Cavour of Levanto at 6pm to take a leisurely […]
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I have to admit that the reality of closing in on age 40, combined with the fact of having two daughters under age 5, makes it very unlikely that I will take advantage of the following event in Levanto, but that doesn’t mean that y’all shouldn’t get out there and […]
Ligurians do not have the reputation of being the most affable of people, and they certainly don’t win any awards for chattiness. I would say that in general, Levanto lives up to this generalization, though I think it’s important to recognize that this lack of sociability does not mean that […]
When we moved into our new home in the village of Le Ghiare outside Levanto, we inherited a water pump. All our new neighbors were complimentary about our luck to have said device for the following reason: with that pump you can water your entire garden without paying for municipal […]
We here at Voyager have a passion for traditional agricultural practices and organic foods. (Don’t believe me? Check out our study abroad and alumni tour packages!) And so it is nice that we live in a place that, perhaps more out of necessity than sheer desire, still supports and practices […]
For some reason this afternoon I got thinking about the Gulistan, the revered Persian poem by Sa’di. As fate would have it, I had the chance to visit the mausoleum of Sa’di in Shiraz Iran in 2000, a wonderful garden / memorial for this great poet of gardens. Gulistan means […]
The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and if you didn’t know that, then you’ve never been here before, because the fact is bandied about like so many ears of corn at a State Fair. A bit of history: when the League of Nations folded up shop […]
I’ve been indoors most of the afternoon translating the list of treatments and procedures offered by a noted Hotel and Thermal Spa near Verona, which at times has been mind-numbing (how many ways can you find to say, “This treatment offers …”) and at times mouth-watering (after hours of translating, […]
If you need two 6-meter pieces of rebar to build a freestanding arch in your garden for roses to climb, what do you do? Well, if you live in Levanto, you go to Queirolo construction, the large local building materials supplier and local employer. I’ve gotten to know them well […]
I’ve said it before. The lousy weather in Levanto and the Cinque Terre always makes people unhappy, with the major exception of one specialized crowd: the surfers. That’s because surfing in Levanto is one of the best sports around when the winds and waves are high. This week has been […]