Harriet Tung, a dedicated supporter of many charities, regular on the social circuit and keen traveller with husband, Chee-chen, shares her recent itinerary in Italy
One of our favourite summer pastimes is to go cruising with friends in the Mediterranean when the weather is comfortable and clear and the seas are calm.
The best way is on a private yacht like Trident, which is owned by Christopher Cheng. In mid-June 2018, we had the opportunity to be the guests of Chris and his wife Ivy along with fellow passengers Clement and Serena Kwok, and Tammy and Henry Fan.
We boarded Trident in Santa Margherita, Italy, and cruised to Portofino, where we went shopping, had a seafood lunch on the pier at Ristorante O Magazin and a delicious dinner on board.
The next day we arrived in Porto Venere and had a lovely lunch in Locanda Lorena on Isola Palmaria. Chef Giuseppe Basso prepared a wonderful meal for us, including a whole grilled fish, prawn salad, fried calamari and mussel risotto.
After that we drove to the Cinque Terre and the village of Manarola. It was a Sunday so there were hordes of tourists. We had to be patient to get the perfect shot of young boys diving into the ocean from a cliff.
A train ride from Manarola back to La Spezia was faster than driving back to Porto Venere. We took the speedboat tender from La Spezia back to Trident.
The next day Trident took us to Viareggio to visit the Pietrasanta artists’ village and the Fonderia Artistica Mariani, where large bronzes, including sculptures by Fernando Botero, are fired by hand. Then it was on to the Forte dei Marmi shopping centre, which is famous for offering high-end brands at reasonable prices.
