Heading south towards Rome we stopped in Siena, Tuscany for a couple of days. Siena is another walled city dating back to the 13th century. However in reading some structures date as far back as 303.

Howdy all! Great day today. We got up early for breakfast (between 7:30 and 8:30) and bussed into town to hire some scooters (they call them motorini here and there are more motorini than there are cars). We both hired 100cc scooters, mine was a Peugot so I felt a bit more upperclass :) After a few mishaps with accidentally driving on the wrong ...

Needing a reprieve from the bustle and tourist trap of Florence I made my way to Siena for a couple days of medieval architecture, rivaling neighborhoods, horse racing, and breathtaking Tuscan countryside. It did not disappoint. I now know why so many people love Siena, every turn you make leads you to a magnificent view! I didn't want to go in ...

As the trip is now in full swing, we pass through more and more amazing scenery. There are many striking things about Tuscany but one of the aspects that isn't, is the fact that the place is as wonderful as you expect it to be - small hilltop towns, rolling green hills with fields of verdant wheat broken by small vineyards, groves of silver-gree...