Night location: Rome, Italy A muse of the day: Today we were stalked by the rude Americans who sat next to us at 'Aurora' last night. We know that they are rude for several reasons: they made outrageous culinary requests at dinner including extra sauce and chili flakes; they walked purposefully to the head of the queue boarding our ferry to Naples this morning; and they took up an additional two business class seats on the train to Rome with their six hard she...

Night location: Capri, Italy A muse of the day: When Gemma went to order some handmade sandals in Anacapri, the old cobbler exclaimed "45! Oh my God!" and clutched his head. Gemma was mortified and recalled the "Long feet, long life" incident in Egypt. Today being our last day in Capri, it was decided that we would have a relaxing day starting with a sleep in until 10am. Alas, all of us except Gareth woke up at 8am. The weather today started off overcast with a ...

Night location: Capri, Italy A muse of the day: It's always dangerous taking Gemma's advice. Gareth learned this the hard way today when his 'black and white fish' arrived at lunch today. She had insisted that Dad had ordered this dish in 2011 but alas, he had not. Gareth's meal was an assortment of sea creatures that had been deep fried, with deep fried Zucchini strips. An epic day as we returned for the third time to Ravello and the Amalfi Coast. Given that w...

Night location: Capri, Italy A muse of the day: "You would have to be on fire to go in there!" Amber's comment after putting her foot in the water of our beautiful hotel pool. Today was a magical day spent back in the emerald waters of Marina Piccola. We have talked this swimming spot up a lot to Gareth and it did not disappoint. It remains our favourite swimming location of all time. Once again we swam over to the opposite side of the bay to our private beach ...

Night location: Capri, Italy A Muse of the day: Boarding our bus to Anacapri required queuing in a long line and then after checking that four more could fit on, we became very well acquainted with the many other turismos already on board. We were among the last to get on leaving many waiting for the next bus. Two minutes after our departure, the bus stopped and a line of 8 loud Americans proceeded to get on the already full bus. The bus driver kept shouting, ...