Savant Hotel Lamezia 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.

... on the show. One of the homicide detectives, Ed Burns, is co-creator of The Wire. You get the idea. It's a great finale for anyone who's finished the show and is suffering from withdrawal (for anyone who hasn't watched the show, DO SO NOW).

I bought Homicide at a Waterstones attached to one of those Little Chef rest stops the weekend Rachel, Sundeep and I rented and drove a car to the Cotswolds ...

... funny to watch. The other variation is to run up to a random person, touch them and say 'tag your it' and then just run off... the looks on the random people's faces is priceless!

Its amazing what you think of to kill time when your stuck on a boat!! But what european ferry isn't complete with out a room full of pokie machines! On the way to the bathroom i passed this room with a handfull of change i wanted to get rid of. Luckily the odds were in my ...

... a taxi that you haven't called. Jyles insisted though.
I checked the locks on the doors before I got in, and made sure I could escape. It was legitimate, but in a normal situation I would have said no.

We got to the ferry terminal just on time. Since it was an overnight ferry, we got bunk beds and had an awesome sleep.

... main street and walked up looking at the shops, looking inside the house of a wealthy politician that has been well preserved. Back on the street they still had working water fountains, well preserved signs and we wandered off towards the main square and the forum. We looked inside the cages that hold the remains of the artifacts, including the casts of the bodies that are also on display at the Melbourne Museaum. Enzo then took us to ...

... hire a car! We had decided to travel around the region rather than staying in one place, so we could really get a feel for what it was like. The further we drove from Bari and the Puglia border, the higher we rose, the wilder and more beautiful the scenery became. Basilicata is the most mountainous as well as the least known region of southern Italy. We found out before we came that tourism is not big in Basilicata, although Italians ...

... 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.

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.

A must see for those off the tourist path.

... patiently by (in the sweltering heat with full baggage) whilst the Bari bus drivers men's club had a good laugh, smoke and chinwag about life before one of them deigned to come over to the bus and drive us to where we wanted to go. Having been told it was a 30 minute walk we were somewhat disappointed to get off the bus at the second stop just a few minutes later.  We spent our day in Bari getting ...

... though and was rather comfortable. Also, because we are lazy, we left one of our packs in storage in Rome so we only had one to carry and a day pack. The hotel was nice, we had not one but two arrival lizards on our ceiling. We were pretty hungry when we arrived so we took a walk and could only find one place to eat. (Marys Pub - so so service but great food!) The whole town is a bit of a dive (at least the area we saw) but our dinner of Pizza and Paninis was great! We decided to stay in ...