Gli Archi Acqui Terme

... shouldn't have taken the first agent's word for it. Seemed to be ships sailing at all hours - must surely have been one with space on it overnight? Definitely the only way to do this route.However, we get by: but I wouldn't recommend Ventourist line: cheap, for sure; but tacky -very, very tacky!Another night in an anonymous port.<br><br>

... line for conversation with a fellow backpacker being where you're from (the others usually being how long you've been in the present town, how long you're traveling, and where you're going next).<br><br>In any case, I suspect my whole conception of identity will have been thoroughly shattered (and possibly reformed) by the time I finish my travels, but maybe mister Dickens will have a few words to say on that matter.<br><br>

... and they paid up to the tune of 30 Euro ($60). <br><br>The rest of the trip was pretty un eventful, oh but we did manage to hit another jackpot on the boat. You may recall we made a purchase of some 16 cases of beer, which we are having big issues finding ice to cool down, well while at the bar last night we may have noticed a motherload of an ice stash. So before disembarking, we made sure we kindly asked the bar staff if they could give us some ice. Now we ...

After a short amount of time in Pompei we hopped on a train to Bari. We took an overnight ferry to Croatia. We just about missed the boat because our train was late. So we did what you should never do, we accepted a cab ride from a random at the station claiming to be a taxi. Generally it's safe, but I still never think its good to get ...

... Dan got a map of Pompeii and we saw like 1/16 of the ruin! I was dissapointed we couldn't see more but Enzo did say that it would take 2 days to see all of the ruin. The bus ride from Pompeii to Bari was a few hours, we stop for a snack/lunch/toilet break after a few hours. Dan and I had a calzone and a drink, we bought some onion pretzels, pepsi and paprika italian pringles for munchies on the ferry.<br> We made the ferry on time ...

... Italian, it was little surprise to find that this was once part of ancient Magna Graecia; in fact you are more likely to stumble upon Greek temples than you are Roman ruins. Known in Italy as a land of myth and fable, this little region was clearly full of surprises. <br><br>Whenever I think back to the first day in Basilicata, images of mountains, beautiful scenery and sunny skies fill my thoughts - a lovely start to the holiday!

... cafe, we couldn't get any service. We kept getting cut in line and the register people would help us. Apparently they don't like tourists here...so, no coffee.<br><br>Took a train from Napoli to Caserta. In caserta I finally got a coffee, and all it was was this tiny little shot glass with the most potent coffee I've ever had...pretty tasty though. We met some people here who ...

My friends and I stayed at this bed and breakfast in Mola just south of Bari. It was the best yet. Large old English style accomodations, we stayed in an apartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, large veranda overlooking the main street. It even had a full kitchen. The breakfast was the best we have experienced. It is worth the trip just for the accomodations. A nice beach area with breath taking views is just 10 minutes south in Polignano. <br><br>A must see for those off the tourist path. <br>

This is where Pietro, an old Italian guy, jumped into Bruce and navigated us to the trulli. He saved us from a traffic jam in the narrow streets of Puglia.<br><br>Pete was also called Pietro while in Italy. :-)<br><br>Trullo comes from the Greek word, "tholos" &#8211; meaning &#8220;dome&#8221;. See the pictures of the wee houses.<br><br>We found the Belvedere pub here too - also the name of our local in Aus &#8211; meaning &#8220;beautiful view&#8221;. It was beautiful.

... a stolen camera for 50 Euros and ended up with a nice case filled with cardboard and weights. I dont really want to get into it but we felt like idiots and Ill leave it at that. We took the train from Naples to Bari and ended up getting to Bari one hour too late to get on our boat to Greece. Of course, it took us 2 hours to figure out that no boats left that night due to the inefficiencies inherent to any transportation system in ...