La Palomba Hotel Pesaro

... in Italy. I only got a tiny taste for the culture. I’ve seen almost none of the interesting landscape or met any curious people. And there’s so many great foods I didn’t get to try! So tonight we’re going out for a last supper. I am going to eat pasta in Italy! I don’t care how stereotypical that is.

All I can say is I hope Greece is a might bit warmer so we can get back on track with this travel. And I ...

... not starting a debate here, I am just sharing my opinion, and feel free to share yours but I am not slaming anyone or anybody.)
I am aware of religion. I was taught to breathe it in, it was slammed into my brain at every avenue available to school and churches alike. I think that faulting people for beleiving blindly, all encompasing is not fair in my mind. Faith is Faith. I beleive some people require 'something' that ...

... overtakes you on bends and also crosses onto your side of the road going around the sharp bends on steep mountain roads.. including massive trucks. It was enough to keep anyone awake. We were heading for Elba but it seemed like a long drive. Tricked myself though but first aiming for Lake Tramiseno, then siena and then before we knew it we were at Piombino and about to board the ferry to Elba Island...

... itself was clean and the beds seemed comfy and the air conditioning worked a little too well! After a tour we headed back to the cabin, Dan had a lie down, I read my book- and finished it :( We got up just after dinner was open...around 6.30pm ish. The self service was simple but seemed okay. I got chicken and chips with mushroom gravvy over everything.. Dan had a version of Parmagiana and chips. So all in all not particularly healthy but edible ...

Off to the beach today, that is pretty much all there is to do in Ancona. Beautiful day though. 30min bus ride to get to the beach. The water was amazing, bright blue with white pebbles.

Got a little burnt! Everyone at the beach was so tanned!!!! even the babies!!!

8am departure from Venice, full bus today. Traffic the whole way to Ancona was horrible. We got in 2hrs late and had to wait 1.5hrs until the hostel opened. We sat on a slab at the end of the street with an aussie couple. After awhile we heard water being dropped form a ...

... the lengthy waits in various roasting hot areas of the port. First we waited for the boat to arrive, then we waited for the vehicles to disembark, and finally we waited for our turn to board. The biggest problem seemed to be hold-ups getting the on-board traffic out of the town. However, the wait was made easier by a friendly and good-value fast food bar which provided us with fizzy pop (both), beer (Paul) and ice cream (me). I was also ...

No program for the afternoon so we planned our escape to the beach by the pool. Whilst it is difficult to leave the pool adventure is a foot. Cagli was an option but the beach had the greater pull. about a 45 minute drive to Fano. Denis Hieke Mandy & I set off after lunch but the clouds were set to close in on us as we headed towards the coast.

Fano is a topical Italian beach resort town. I have never seen so many beach umbrellas and ...

... the evening on the net and managed to fix the phone GPS on line and freakily our friend Bob from Australia was on line and he chatted to him and found out he was going to the UK and we were planning to catch up in London in July so a stroke of luck there. Meanwhile the ferry coursed its way up the coast between Albania and across to Italy overnight. The weather remained ...

... knocked over by gaggles of older Italian women. For a moment, I thought I saw myself in 50 years, but quickly decided that my manners and consideration for others, especially those smaller, would not be forsaken with age (and I made a mental note to remember that). Once on board, the race began. We went straight for the "airseats" we got bamboozled into purchasing, our second big mistake. The few airseats on the first level were taken within minutes; the remaining seats were on ...