Relaxing in the summer sun!!! It was a very hot day today, 36 degrees and sunny, so we had a very lazy day, just swimming and relaxing by the pool. Later in the evening we took Bengy for a walk to Ponte Serraglia (bridge on cover photo). Very pretty spot, and the river is lovely and crystal clean. Got back just before dark and had a late dinner on the terrace. So relaxed here, haven't even bothered to turn the TV on even though they have satellite and It is...

Benvenuti in Toscana......Welcome to Tuscany!! We arrived in beautiful Bagni di Lucca yesterday morning. We were picked up from our Pisa apartment about 9.30 am by Charlie, the owner of the house we are sitting. And took the scenic drive to this lovely little village in the hills. When we arrived we were greeted at the gate by his wife Clare and their daughter Amy. They are lovely easy going people and we got on well with them straight away. We had a lovely d...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa... After a very refreshing sleep (we both slept like rocks!), we walked up to the Duomo where the Tower also is. We got there about 10am so there were not too many about. However within about half an hour the place was inundated as bus loads of tourists arrived! We were expecting it to be very touristy and over rated but actually found it to be very impressive. The tower and cathedral are all very ornate, and have gone through major re...

From Melbourne to Pisa in 36 hours!!!! Dubai....Well our adventure has begun!! We have now been travelling for over 18 hours! Everything has gone very smoothly. Our Royal Brunei flight from a very cold, wet and miserable Melbourne left on time and after a two hour stop in Brunei we were on our way to Dubai. Arrived in Dubai on time at midnight...it is 30C here. Had a very brief stop here, the airport is huge but we did not really see it. Back onboard now a...

Just over two weeks now and we will be off to Italy..... Can't wait!! It will be a busy two weeks ahead though. Lots to still prepare. I have just got home with a brand-new camera so hopefully we'll have lots of great shots from this trip! BUT...it has taken me absolutely ages to try to connect the camera to wifi... Did my head in for a while.. But finally have linked it to the iPad. So should be great to be able to upload easily as we travel. So excited! ...