I hate Volareweb with a passion....and other musings

Hello Everyone! So I have been travelling a total of 47 days now, and I have 21 left to go! I extended my stay in Cinque Terre, and with good reason. I just CANNOT get enough of this place. It is unreal. My hostel is in Cinque Terre, and it is like taking a total step back...no museums, no landmarks. Just the sea, the cliffs, the food, the villages and the locals to bring you back into a zen-like balance. Every morning I wake up, make some expresso the old fashioned way, eat fresh fruit and shower. Then I might read on the terrace, head down to the fresh markets and pick up food for the day, bring out some water to feed the stray cats, wander up and down through the maze of covered tunnels through the village. I can pick fresh lemons and oranges from up the street off the trees, smell the fresh flowers like jasmine, go swimming at the little beach in the village. I have spent nights drinking cheap bottles of wine under the stars, swimming in the dark and wondering if fish sleep. I have walked 9 miles through tunnels, up and down mountains and through cliffs, stopping in the villages for an ice cream or ice coffee. The people all hang their laudry from their colorful apartments with shutters, hanging out and enjoying life. The older italian men all meet to chat, drink wine all afternoon and talk. All italian men have the most amazing shoes, by the way. I found out there are some italian grandmothers who meet every afternoon up on the top of this BREATHTAKING hill just up the path to gossip under this cool tree. The pace of life is something I envy. I really think the Europeans got it right, and we have something we could learn from them. It's almost time for sunset, and I have a bottle of red wine, prosciutto, foccacia, cheese, the meditteranean sea, a rocky beach and good company calling me...so I must go for now.

The reason I hate Volarweb is because they cancelled my flight to Athens. But who can complain? Means I have another glorious day in Cinque Terre. I am now on a flight a day later. Take it easy, everybody. :)