Coming Soon Sneak Peek: private beach, bus to Olbia and taxi way out to the boondocks, private villa, civlizations, freezing water, skinny dipping, away from the gloom of England, weekend away Photo from: http://www.hotelfenicotterorosa.com/hotel-porto-san-paolo-sardinia.htm

As the title says, my first real overseas experience was in Rome, Italy. When I was 10 my dad took the whole family along on one of his business trips to Rome. After the 8 hour flight (mindblowingly long at the time), we arrived in what I thought was the most wonderful place in the world! We saw all the usual tourist sites. I marvelled at all the cats that lived in the Colosseum and the randomness of Italian McDonald's happy meal toys. I loved the view from our...