A comfortable ride Roma Termini station was buzzing when we arrived to catch our train to Florence. The high speed Frecciargento train was wonderful, definitely the most comfortable train trip we’ve ever had in Europe. We watched the Tuscan countryside flash past as at 245 km per hour it only…
Albergo Cesari – our hotel We had to skip breakfast on the terrace this morning as our tour to Pompei & the Amalfi coast was due to start very early. However being ready so early gave me an opportunity to take a photo of the hotel without the usual crowd…
Cycle race past the Colosseum Bike races seem to be a recurring theme of this holiday! Before leaving home we already knew that we would be in Florence at th same time as the International Cycling Championships, but as we walked down the road this morning towards the Colosseum we…
The local train We were the first ones on the terrace this morning just after they opened for breakfast. We only had 10 minutes to wolf down our fruit and croissants before we had to hit the streets for the 25 minute (according to Google) walk to Roma Termini station,…
Neil eating breakfast on the Roof terrace We ate our breakfast this morning with the quintessential Italian view of ancient terra cotta roof tiles, roof terraces draped with greenery and a picturesque church in the Background. The hotel serves breakfast on their roof terrace which we shared with chatty Americans…
It seems to becoming a habit for us to have a bit of a drama at the beginning of each trip. The first flight of our Italian tour was an evening one, and i had thought I would have a relaxed day getting through those last minute things – the…
I have just realised than in all my posts about travel technology, I haven’t yet mentioned one of my favourite little programs – Phantim3 . Phantim3 is a tiny little program that I’ve used repeatedly over the last 6 years to help build the excitement before a holiday – it’s…
