Raj: This blog picture is not very interesting; however I thought I'd show and mention the last episode of the day - Vikki's "water slide". Having rained (surprisingly) late afternoon the steps to our apartment got rather slippery, as Vikki found out when she slid from the top all the way to the bottom (some 20 steps). She's bruised and sore on one side but otherwise ok we think - the morning will probably bring out the worst with stiffness . I thought 6 mont...

Raj: Buongiorno! Yesterday we arrived in Italy. It was a long drive so we coughed up 40 Euros (about NZD75) to go on the toll road the whole way. I didn't enjoy driving - too many trucks and tunnels and very unclear signs of the speed, and I didn't trust the GPS. Vikki had warned me about Italian drivers and I did experience one altercation when a van simply pulled into my lane causing me to swerve away. Having only had 5 hours sleep the night before due to...