Dear Diary Today I went swimming and snorkling with my girlfriend in posillipo. Only, we didn't go snorkling. Or to posillipo. The beach that was supposed to be half-deserted looked like a midsummer's eve covenant, full of people doing their dirty deeds, breaking bottles on the beach and eyeing us with lusty eyes. Well maybe not, but the beach was very, very full and not even a beach. It would have been okay if people hadn't all decided at the same time adop...

Holy guacamoley! Naples! I thought Rome was fine but sheesh, it's time I got a new pair of brains. Naples was everything Rome wasn't, filled with italians and not with tourists. Don't get me wrong, for any sort of historical sight seeing, Rome is your place, but if you actually want to experience a large italian city with great food and genuine italians, this is the place. WE started the day off with leaving Rome behind, and taking a Regionale train to Naples. Th...

Last day in Rome. We just went around looking for clothing and found nothing to buy. We did see a nice comedic performance by a party of streetvendors who we selling counterfeit Gucci bags near a church. They were constantly on their toes and with cellphones on the ready, so we thought of course that something fishy was going on. In the end, they were just on the lookout for the police. As soon as one of their friends phoned them the cops were on their way, our...

Right so we went to conquer the Vatican today. As you might have it, there were millions of tourists cramped to each squaremeter there, so moving anywhere was but a dream. Like that wasn't enough it was hot, everything costs money, you have to wait in line for everything (EVERYTHING!) and people have no respect for the sacred locales. Nothing. I mean for heaven's sake, there are mammoth-sized boards telling you NOT to use flash photography and to DRESS PROPERLY...

Saw the Colosseum and some ruins today. Walked for 8 hours. Stood in line for 40 minuted while waiting to get to the ticket office in the Colosseum. I swear, the weight of my clothes must have tripled from all the perspiration. If you think that's bad, you should see the other guy (the fat brit who had the audacity to show up in too small a shirt and trousers that were probably designed to house a family of four). No offense, but when you're dealing with heat l...