Night Location: Bellagio, Italy Song of the Day: The James Bond Theme. Mumisode of the Day: "Your father has deposited us in this derelict park that has neither refreshments nor amenities!" Today marks another transit day from Courmayeur to Bellagio, on Lake Como. A day that we had thought would pass without incident as it was only meant to be a short journey, with a lovely rest in a park while Dad visited a work colleague. You can take the man out of the co...

Night Location: Courmayeur, Italy Song of the Day: Elevation - U2 Mumisode of the Day: Emerging from the 'new-fangled', energy-efficient, automatic, self-cleaning toilet with pursed lips, stockings not on properly and announcing, "That was disgusting. It's all wet and I can't flush the toilet." Today marked another transit day. This is a day that we had all been looking forward to as we were driving over the French Alps and into Italy where we were to stay at ...

Night Location: La Spezia, Italy Song of the Day: Footloose - Kenny Loggins Mumisode of the Day: Shouting out, "Neptune! A zephyr from the gods!" whenever there was a sea breeze while walking along the Sentiera Azzura (Cinque Terre - blue path). If you have not already guessed by the Mumisode of the Day, today was spent exploring the five small towns that make up the Cinque Terre, aptly named by the Italians as 'five lands'. The scenery along these paths is si...

Night Location: La Spezia, Italy Song of the Day: Twist and Shout - Michael Buble' Mumisode of the Day: Falling for Dad's Italian pronunciation of Pisa (PIZZA) and continuing to refer to the town in this way until Amber pointed out what was happening. Dad was referred to as a "naughty boy". Today has been a fantastic day, somewhat unusual for us, as our transit days have been previously quite chaotic. Needless to say, there were no run-ins with Japanese tour...

Night Location: San Gimignano, Italy Song of the Day: I'm too sexy - Right Said Fred Mumisode of the Day: "Should we turn this man off?" referring to Dad's continued refusal to follow the Navman's advice. So here we are on our final night in San Gimignano, a gorgeous medieval walled town in the heart of Tuscany. We have absolutely fallen in love with the town. We are staying in a renovated farmhouse that has been converted into apartments. Amber and David are...