Visit my website (link in signature). I keep my travel journals there - I have two entries from two visits to Italy, and some pictures. And yeah, Cinque Terre is really nice - sleeping on a hostel over a cliff, hearing waves crash at night, fireflies, riding on a cliff-hugging train with the door open...

Also, watch out for scammers in Italy's piazzas and squares who WILL prey on you. They'll start tying a bracelet on your hand while reciting cheesy English poetry, then try to charge you a ridiculous amount for it.