Comments on: Driving in Corsica http://corsicajourneys.com/photoblog/2008/10/15/driving-in-corsica/ Corsica in Pictures Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:45:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharon Tobin http://corsicajourneys.com/photoblog/2008/10/15/driving-in-corsica/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Sharon Tobin Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:45:39 +0000 http://corsicajourneys.com/photoblog/?p=23#comment-21 Cheers! I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the info on your website. I am planning a trip to Corsica in May/June 2011. The first part will be hiking the Mare e Monti (north) followed by 10 days exploring the island. You've given me some fantastic ideas for the trip. Thanks. Anxiously awaiting my departure. Thank you so much. Sharon Cheers!
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading the info on your website. I am planning a trip to Corsica in May/June 2011. The first part will be hiking the Mare e Monti (north) followed by 10 days exploring the island. You’ve given me some fantastic ideas for the trip. Thanks. Anxiously awaiting my departure.
Thank you so much.
Sharon

]]> By: Liz http://corsicajourneys.com/photoblog/2008/10/15/driving-in-corsica/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Liz Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:40:00 +0000 http://corsicajourneys.com/photoblog/?p=23#comment-15 Hello Meline, I can’t imagine driving over the mountains of Cap Corse thru dense fog. You are brave! Bonifacio is a magic kingdom for adults and you don’t need a car once you get there. I highly recommend it. It’s not so much the Napoleonic Code (I could be wrong) but the fact that Corsican villages are like small clans and people have no reason or incentive to sell their old homes that have been in their family for generations, since they don’t have to pay property taxes after 100 years. Houses are easy to maintain because as you know, they are fortresses made of brick and stone and there are no natural disasters so they last for centuries. I believe with patience and persistence you could buy a property in Corsica, or anywhere you want, if you so desire. It may not be easy but it’s not impossible. When you’re ready to visit drop me an email and I’ll give you some tips on Bonifacio and the interior. Bonifacio is a great base for exploring the beach of Sta. Giulia, the Bavella mountains and Campomoro (all featured in this site) not to mention the island of Sardinia (just one hour away by Ferry). Thanks for stopping by! Liz Hello Meline,

I can’t imagine driving over the mountains of Cap Corse thru dense fog. You are brave!

Bonifacio is a magic kingdom for adults and you don’t need a car once you get there. I highly recommend it.

It’s not so much the Napoleonic Code (I could be wrong) but the fact that Corsican villages are like small clans and people have no reason or incentive to sell their old homes that have been in their family for generations, since they don’t have to pay property taxes after 100 years.

Houses are easy to maintain because as you know, they are fortresses made of brick and stone and there are no natural disasters so they last for centuries. I believe with patience and persistence you could buy a property in Corsica, or anywhere you want, if you so desire. It may not be easy but it’s not impossible.

When you’re ready to visit drop me an email and I’ll give you some tips on Bonifacio and the interior. Bonifacio is a great base for exploring the beach of Sta. Giulia, the Bavella mountains and Campomoro (all featured in this site) not to mention the island of Sardinia (just one hour away by Ferry).

Thanks for stopping by!

Liz

]]> By: Meline Baron http://corsicajourneys.com/photoblog/2008/10/15/driving-in-corsica/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Meline Baron Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:38:08 +0000 http://corsicajourneys.com/photoblog/?p=23#comment-13 Bonjour,Caio, Greetings, from Harpers Ferry West Virginia, USA. In the fall of 2007 we included Corsica as an add-on to a brief business trip to Paris, and FELL IN LOVE!... We only had a few days and therefore had to concentrate our stay on the Cap Corse (Erbalunga, Nunzio, Bastia) but we were totally enchanted...We had the added "excitement" of the first rain the island had had in 5 months, which on the up-side provided some amazing photos with the storm clouds rolling in over the sea from the east, and on the down-side provided some nail-biting, white-knuckle driving over the mountains from Erbalunga to Nunzio thru dense fog...capped off by the AirFrance strike that put our return home schedule in question, But I/we can't wait to go back...I've never felt so at home anywhere (altho' Paris had a similar effect)...Bonafacio is the next place I'd like to visit, along with the inland areas...In fact, if I had my way, I would retire to Corsica...It's too bad that the Napoleonic Code makes property sales so difficult (I would have NO interest in a new construction flat in a resort area... the older properties are what I would want). Anyway, it's great to have another site to visit and enjoy vicariously the joys of wonderful Corsica. Thank you for the gift... ~ Meline Baron, USA Bonjour,Caio, Greetings, from Harpers Ferry West Virginia, USA.

In the fall of 2007 we included Corsica as an add-on to a brief business trip to Paris, and FELL IN LOVE!… We only had a few days and therefore had to concentrate our stay on the Cap Corse (Erbalunga, Nunzio, Bastia) but we were totally enchanted…We had the added “excitement” of the first rain the island had had in 5 months, which on the up-side provided some amazing photos with the storm clouds rolling in over the sea from the east, and on the down-side provided some nail-biting, white-knuckle driving over the mountains from Erbalunga to Nunzio thru dense fog…capped off by the AirFrance strike that put our return home schedule in question,

But I/we can’t wait to go back…I’ve never felt so at home anywhere (altho’ Paris had a similar effect)…Bonafacio is the next place I’d like to visit, along with the inland areas…In fact, if I had my way, I would retire to Corsica…It’s too bad that the Napoleonic Code makes property sales so difficult (I would have NO interest in a new construction flat in a resort area… the older properties are what I would want).

Anyway, it’s great to have another site to visit and enjoy vicariously the joys of wonderful Corsica.

Thank you for the gift…

~ Meline Baron, USA

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