By Phin Upham
Are you ready to explore the Italian coast? In a recent article in The New York Times, writer Liesl Schillinger revisits an area in Italy that was hit hard with torrential rainfall two years ago. The place is Cinque Terre, a strip of coast on the Italian Riviera in the Liguria region of Italy. If you’ve never been there before this article is a great introduction, revealing how locals recovered after the storm and why it’s such a popular tourist destination.
As a result of the torrential rains two years ago, nearly every business in the village of Vernazza was destroyed and the village of Monterosso was flooded. One woman happened to get the entire storm on film. In the article, Schillinger happens to meet this native Monterossan while visiting Italy. The native tells Schillinger the entire story of the storm and offers to guide the writer on a walk along the Sentiero Azzurro. Schillinger tells of the walk and describes her many other adventures while visiting the Cinque Terre.
To read the article, please visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/travel/treasures-of-the-cinque-terre.html?_r=0
About the Author: Phin Uphamis an investor at a family office/ hedgefund, where he focuses on special situation illiquid investing. Before this position, Phin Upham was working at Morgan Stanley in the Media and Telecom group. You may contact Phin on his Phin Upham website or Twitter page.