Hi All,

My name is Billi, I'm a 22yr old girl coming from Brisbane, Australia! I arrive in Genoa at the beginning of September, would anyone be interested in a GTG? I have never been to Italy and I'm going as an au pair, so I would love anyone who can show me the ins and outs of the place...

So if anyone is interested in meeting up and letting me order them a coffee in my awesome (rusty) Italian, that would be fantastic!

Thanks guys!

Billi

Welcome (in advance). There are a few of us floating around in and near Genoa, but if I'm not mistaken there hasn't been an official GTG yet.
Anyone else out there?

Cheers,
Andrew

What a good idea! You can count me in

Sure, lets organize something for early September. Billi, let us know when you expect to arrive.

Cheers,

Carolyn

oh fantastic!! so exciting

i arrive on the 4th sept, so give me a few days of jet lag and settling in and i am good to go!

i can't set up a place, so someone else will have to do that, but maybe we could do it the second weekend of my arrival, 13th or 14th sept?

thanks guys! where are you all originally from?

The weather is normally pretty nice around September so perhaps we could go to the beach. I would suggest Camogli... but that's just 'cause I'm lazy (it's about 30 minutes on the train from Genoa).

I'm from New Zealand.

oh NZ awesome, i lived in Wellington for 5 years before i moved to Aus and i loved it! how come you're in Genoa?

but sure im up for the beach! im up for anything, im so excited about coming!

We're not actually in Genoa, but Camogli which is close by. We came down here because it is close enough to Milan to be able to go there for work every now and again, but far enough away to be an enjoyable place to live. I never really thought I would end up living in Italy, but meeting my future wife here changed all that.

I haven't lived in NZ for 10 years now so I feel a bit out of sorts when I go back. Wellington is a nice town, although being a typical Aucklander I hardly ever went there.

I've been a bit slack in organise gtgs with other expats but I am curious to see who else is out there. The only person I've met from here is Carolyn (linaluz) - by the way how are things in Nervi working out? My wife is keen on getting a canoe this summer but not sure how much of a paddle it is to Camogli - have you ever done it? Perhaps we can try meeting halfway?

Well Billi, let us know if you need help with anything. Do you know where you'll be staying in Genoa?

I'm from the UK, south coast...been here about 5 months. My 15 year old daughter goes to the American school.

from auckland?? naturally i have a personal vendetta against you, but im willing to put it aside considering you haven't been there in years!

and ill be staying near the american school! i saw it on the map, and im not too far off at all, for all i know ill probably be taking classes there (if there are any).

ok, well theres a few of you, im looking forward to meeting everyone! i guess just give me an exact place and ill find my way there, how is the public transport there?

thanks heaps guys!

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by the way how are things in Nervi working out? My wife is keen on getting a canoe this summer but not sure how much of a paddle it is to Camogli - have you ever done it? Perhaps we can try meeting halfway?

Hi Breg, nice to hear from you again. My place in Nervi has worked out well - especially the garden which is looking quite lovely right now. Unfortunately I haven´t been able to get out kayaking as much as I wanted, but it sure is nice once you´re out on the water. So far I´ve only made it to Bogliasco, so I think it will be a while till I feel strong enough to get all the way to Camogli. Just the other day I was watching a kayaker set off from the beach in Camogli, and I thought what a wonderful place to kayak from that would be - so I would say definitely get a kayak (or two) this year and perhaps we will meet halfway somewhere.

Ciao. Hope to see you soon.

Hi all,

My name is Michael and I'm spending the summer in Italy. I'm a consultant based in Dubai, UAE, but I will be in Genova until the end of October or so. Interesting city - I haven't explored too much of it since I am based near the airport.

Anyway, I'd love to participate in a GTG. Hope to meet all of you soon!

Cheers MS

Think September was mentioned previously....

hi guys!

i officially arrive in genoa on the 4th september! so i guess the plan was to meet up on the 13th or 14th to give me a week or two to recover from jetlag and so i could get my bearings...

so whats that so far? 5 of us??

Billi

....looks like it could be 5, :-)

Right, so who's up for something on say Tuesday or Wednesday next week? Any ideas apart from coming to Camogli if the weather is good? We could always go to the "Irish Pub" in Quinto in the evening - anyone know it?

Sure!, count me in....Camogli is fine if you like, I don't know that irish pub but I expect Carolyn does. Are we or just I'm meeting Carolyn for coffee tomorrow so I'll pick her brains....

Hi there.

Camogli´s always nice, especially late afternoon, perhaps for apperitivo, preceded by a quick swim. I´ve never been to the Irish pub in Quinto, but am always keen to try somewhere new.

Otherwise, if people wanted to meet in Nervi, apperitivo at the Chandra bar is pretty nice, especially on the rooftop terrace if the weather is good. There is also the Duca Pub here, at the far end of the passegiata, that has the best selection of beer around - and the food is not bad either.

Either Tuesday or Wednesday is fine for me.

Anyone else out there in the Genova area? Billi , are you in town?

Ciao,

Carolyn

I e-mailed Michael (who posted above) and he said he's free on Tuesday. I would suggest two alternatives (depending on the weather, seeing as the rainy season seems to have started): Camogli if fine, a pub somewhere if not.

Thoughts?

Yes shame about the weather..seeing as how today is Notte Bianca
Tuesday is ok for me.........

Tuesday it is then. At the moment the forecast looks good for Tuesday, but these forecasts are never very reliable.

Breg, did you happen to email Billi as well? I noticed she also has an address in her profile...

Yes indeed. No reply from her yet though - I said to come and post here if she was around.

I guess we can decide on Tuesday morning what to do?

So, I wonder what happened to Billi? Perhaps her plans changed.

Do you know if Michael has any time constraints? As in does he work till a specific hour?

Otherwise we could plan to meet around apperitivo hour (6 or 6:30sh) or a bit earlier (4:30 or 5:00) if the weather is nice and anyone wanted to go for a swim. I always like to have a bit of a swim when I go to Camogli.

I love aperitivi..........

hi everyone!!

im so sorry its taklen me this long! but i finally got around to all my emails and i now have a computer in my room!

so im happy to get together with everyone, but i still have no idea about buses and trains! besides the fact that everything is on the other side of the road and i still have trouble crossing the road, let alone getting on a bus!

but yea, se a plce and time and ill see how ill go about getting there!

thanks everyone!

Billi