We took a ferry from the Greek Island of Samos to a town called Kuþadasi, on the south west coast of Turkey. As we crossed into Turkish waters the Greek flag atop the ferry was taken down and replaced with the Turkish flag. As soon as we arrived I felt strangely anxious, and I don't really know why. I can only guess that it was because I had never before been to a predominantly Islamic country. It just feels so different. I am unconsciously more wary, and ...

After an easy flight from Rome to Athens we made our way ınto the heart of the cıty by bus. Steppıng off the bus and walkıng towards our accomodation we saw many amazing things arounds us - the Acropolıs high on top of the hıll ahead and the temple of zeus and the 2000 year old Hadrian´s Arch on our left. We fınd our accomodation and check in. All the staff are Aussies (whıch puts us at ease) and they are very helpful....

After an easy flight from Rome to Athens we made our way ınto the heart of the cıty by bus. Steppıng off the bus and walkıng towards our accomodation we saw many amazing things arounds us - the Acropolıs high on top of the hıll ahead and the temple of zeus and the 2000 year old Hadrian´s Arch on our left. We fınd our accomodation and check in. All the staff are Aussies (whıch puts us at ease) and they are very helpful....

On entering Rome we found our accomodation (an apartment block in a suburb called Trastevere, on the other side of the Tiber River). It was not as close to the centre of Rome as we had hoped, but it was within the budget and had a kitchen and a funny Sardinian host who liked to talk. All day, if we let him. We dropped off our car with a little sadness. We had come to depend on the luxury of extra storage space and the freedom that it provided (not having to rely ...

Driving in Italy has been a crazy experience. Countless of warnings were given but nothing can prepare you for these maniacs. Their flashing lights, their overuse of car horns, their death defying overtaking techniques and their overall agressive driving attitudes required a lot of deep breathing and relaxing to avoid giving them a quick upper-cut to the chin. On top of this their car parking is hilarious. No stretch of road, curbside or even in a cafe is safe fr...