Hotel Talao Scalea

... I just want to run away", he then followed that up with "Video Killed the Radio star", download that on iTunes to remind yourself why that doesn't make a great guitar track.

The site was at Baveno on the western side of the Lake, from there you can get to Swiss side of the lake in an hour, we made a day trip up there. It's funny how the wardrobe changes as soon as you cross the border, the "yoof" were no longer in tight t ...

... is generally quite clean and the people obviously have a very different attitude toward trash and littering.

For our last night in Maratea we did make a reservation at a small place that was part bar and part meat/cheese shop. Our hotel desk clerk told us about it. We sat outside at an old wooden table on the cobblestone street. The staff brought us enormous plates of cured meats, sausages, and cheeses from all around the region. They ...

... I’m talking about.

If you’re searching for modern against antique, Hotel De Rose has no rivals; this hotel revolutionized my vacation placing a private beach, suspended garden with pool and whirlpool, and other super-modern amenities in the midst of mountains and coastlines.

Italians warmth is pretty evident even before you book ...

... It is even prettier then it looks in pictures, and another shopping mecca. Not shoes this time but ceramics, all with lemons and then we discover the other thing that Sorrento is famous for: Limoncello. Limoncello is this amazing lemon liquor that is served very cold. It is very tart, very cold, and very powerful. There are shop after shop of vendors specializing in this drink, and they all give ...

(Note : All entries from now until Perth in November are way
shorter than they should be, as all out text got stolen, together with
our laptop, all our valuables, and almost our whole campervan, when it
was broken into and trashed in Rome at the end of October. Have a look
at that entry if you want to have a look at the damage the *******s
did. The next month or so´s text is written 6 ...

... had great fun all afternoon snorkeling and diving off the rocks. We stopped to do our weekly groceries in Ragusa so grant bought Cam a net, as she believed she could catch all the fish she could see in the ocean...well she was out there 3 hours and still the fish eluded her, but it gave us three hours of utter hilarity, she was so focused on her task! We then continued our journey south and were utterly disgusted with the dirt and filth everywhere. Just loads of rubbish dumped ...

... all stood around with our mouths open and commenting on various aspects of the body. I say wow look at the detail in the hands, Mum comments on the knees and Jordan on the nostrils...we then all walk away to inspect it at a different angle...and Cam nudges grandma and say's "What about those balls!" and walks away. Well mum nearly wet her pants and then couldn't look at the thing without giggling again. She only just said what others were thinking. It was Florence too that Mum ...

... eu consiga fazer algo grande... ou talvez eu so consiga mostrar-los as minhas fotos... mas naquele momento tomei a decisao de agir. Me sinto com obrigacao de dividir aquele momento, e todos os outros que tive a sorte(?) de passa,r com essas pessoas que, de outras forma, nao teriam acesso a isso. Naquele momento fiz um pacto. Tomei uma decisao. Voces sao, agora, minhas testemunhas... ... e todos que quiserem ajudar nessa estrada serao mais que bem vindos.

... a road meant for people who have motion sickness which luckily neither of us do. It reminded me a lot of the roads in Kelowna, except here the roads are much narrower and they have guard rails. Staying in Carpineta was a nice relaxing week, but we were excited to move on to Rome. We said goodbye to the animals and Susan and took our chances on the train in hopes of getting to Rome without any problems.

... love/hate relationship with Italy. It is such a beautiful country and has some of the finest ruins, art and scenery in the world-not to mention the wine and food. But I feel the Italians have a very cavalier attitude toward the things they possess. There is virtually no movement to protect some of the precious antiquities this country has and I am appalled at how little they seem to value their art treasures. Then, of course, there is this ...