Day 2 in Sorrento. Early this morning we took a short bus ride to the Sorrento Port to catch a boat to Capri - a 20 minute journey. On arrival we took the cable car to the Capri township and had a walking tour of the town's historical sites which include the remains of an abbey. We had some free time to do the shops however prices were prohibitive, except if course for gelato, wine and beer which we sampled. To gain an understanding of the costs ULP and Diesel we...

Departed Rome for Pompeii and Sorrento, southern Italy (Campania). The country-side appeared similar to coastal Queensland except for the abundance of Umbrella Pines. As we travelled Mt Vesuvius began to appear and before long it was all that we could see on the horizon. Vesuvius is a huge volcanic mountain with twin craters and is still active. We arrived in Pompeii for a walking tour of the excavations that have uncovered the ancient city buried under 30 metres...