I'm willing to bet a few thousand Kuna that no one reading this would ever consider that I might spend the night sleeping on the floor of a bar, but as Duncan and I waved a sad goodbye to the shimmering streets of Dubrovnik thats exaclty what I was going to do. Of course at that moment I didn't know that! Like all good backpackers Duncan and I bought the cheapest tickets for our overnight ferry to Italy. Deck Tickets. The weather was warm, the sky was cclear - ...

When it Rome do as the Romans do…………………….Well if Romans do nothing but eat pasta, pizza and gelato and drink coffee and beer then I think we did all right. Although it seemed that to be Italian you also had to wear the uniform.Giant aviator sunglasses (even if it isn't sunny or you are inside), a tailored puffa jacket, designer jeans, stiletto's for the females and shiny shoes for the males and a pout that makes Po...