Hotel Blumentag Paola

If you want a little extras during your vacations in Italy, you surely have to choose the right hotels. I&#8217;ve been a travel writer for many years, since I visited Las Vegas in 1998. I was so overwhelmed with this experience that I decided to travel the world in search for the best hotels.<br>Italy has no big hotels such as New York New York or Bellagio ...

... weeks. Carpineta is up a mountain and overlooks the Mediterranean. Needless to say, the view is amazing. I spent most of my time at Susan's house sitting on her balcony. We spent our time reading, going to the beach, and taking the dog for walks. What a hard life. Jesse even learned how to drive a standard. The house is quite high up on the mountain and the roads are steep with sharp curves. This is ...

Ciao once again, Today we find ourselves in Amantea, a couple of hundred clicks north of Reggio di Calabria where we plan to ferry to Sicily. Our last entry was from thr ruins of Pompei. Since, we have stuck close to the coast, cycling along the rocky bluffs of the Amalfi coast, the sandy beaches of the Golfo di Salerno, through the quiet coastal townships in the Parco Nazionale del Cilento Vallo di Diana, and are currently bombing it ...

After Naples we wanted to go to Sicily but the hotel owner in Pompei said it was way too far to go that afternoon. Turns out she was right! We got as far as Cosenza, Calabria before getting off the train and looking for somewhere to stay at 9:30pm. The trip took about 4.5 hours and I spent most of the time entertained by an old school italian guy drooling over his jumper while he was sleeping :) Turns out everything is shut on Monday nights in Cosenza so we found the ...

... that tourists are to be taken advantage of-I have already elaborated on things that have happened to me others and me in this country. It is the one place in the world where I feel unsafe. When I purchased a train ticket from Naples to Pompeii I used the Tran Italia ticket booths. The fare was something like $11. I handed the man some euros and he handed me back some coins and waited.....for me to walk away. I thought, "Nope, I have ...

... had some wonderful pasta with lobster and several "gifts" from the chef that I did not recognize, but were delicious. Then I boarded a local bus to Amalfi-around hairpin curves, hugging rugged cliffs, to see some of the most spectacular scenery I have ever seen. The towns are poised on cliffs; the sea is a crystalline blue; and the sky is a glorious blue. I drove ...

... at the fact that "our" town had all sorts of ruins up on the hills surrounding it, and that its prime business seemed to be in pet stores with adorable puppies and kittens. I have no idea how a town miles from anywhere can have all of those pet stores and no stray animal problem, but it did. We stopped at the internet place (Via Dogano, east side of town), which had visitors so rarely that they just registered us as normal users, complete with home ...

... We have no lodging tonight. This should be fun. We crossed over to the mainland into Saint Giovanni and then headed North toward Naples. On the way, I see beaches flying past the window. the train stops to pick up passengers in Amantea. It's gorgeous and I convince Wende to jump off here for the night. (Doesn't take much convincing on my part)We have no lodging, no plans, no clue. I LOVE this stuff! I don't think I could ...

... usual puzzled looks as I flew past. Then followed the busy coast road into the port town, Patra. I made my way to the ferry port and booked myself on a 17.30 sailing. When I was told the name of the boat, my heart sank as I was the one had previously noted as being the biggest rust bucket in port. It cost 41 Euro for a 15 hour crossing. An hour to spare I checked email and carried out necessary jobs until time to go ...

More black sand!!! It was a great drive from Sorrento to Amalfi... scenic cliffs that met turqoise blue water that was completely transparent. The ocean is dotted with sailboats and fishing boats. Between the cliffs are beaches full of people. This area is prime for growing lemons ...