Italy

As you look at a map of Naples, the island of Procida is many miles to the left just above it’s larger brother Isola d’Ischia. It’s a tiny island, less than 2 miles square and covered with a network of … Read more

We travelled right down the coast to Sorrento, a beautiful small costal town. It was packed with coach loads of tourists which caused the small streets to slow to an amble, rather than the brisk pace we’d been maintaining on … Read more

If you’re anything like me, you won’t have considered just how vast Pompeii was. It wasn’t a small village which was over run by the volcano, it was a huge city. To walk around the city’s ruins took us four … Read more

Today we explored Naples and took a mega step challenge, climbing a staggering 500 steps up 50 flights of cobbled steps to ascend to the top of one of the biggest hills surrounding the city. Half way up we were … Read more

brief report: after arriving and collecting the car, we braved the nutters on the road ( the locals) and navigated to our hotel. Not sure how we arrived in one piece without any collisions as the only highway code rule … Read more

Back to Blighty! But our journey has been made a tad more complex due to the international airport being an hour away from Milan, despite it being called “Milan airport” and it being much closer to another city (never mind). … Read more

Our breakfast, much like our bijou room (with the corners cut off the bed to save space), was pretty minimal and a tad disappointing if we’re honest – compared to the wonderful breakfast we had in Tirano. Poked into the … Read more

For those who’re fans of the Pixar film ‘The Incredibles’, I know you’ll be repeating the title of today’s blog using the voice of Edna Mode. (She’s a wonderful character, especially in the second film – but enough already.) After … Read more

The Bernina Express runs from Tirano in the south up to Chur. I won’t bore you with too many details but to give a quick overview I’ll include an extract from the RHB website. The most spectacular way to cross … Read more