We left Naples and had to navigate through an intersection we had dreaded going through and found it surprisingly easy. From there we headed south to Pompeii to look at the ruins. They were incredible, we spent a full afternoon there and could have spent longer. The streets are 2000 years old and there are remains of buildings that are 2500 years old. It must have been quite a place before it was buried. The next day we left in rain, but it helped clear the smoke...

We entred Italy after Monaco, so we were a little late looking for a place to stay, but fortune was on our side again and some young men in a coffee shop found us a B&B not too far from where we were in Imperia. The next day we stayed off the tollways as normal, but the traffic was crazy following the coast and progress was way too slow. So near Savona we jumped onto the tollway all the way to Pisa. The road was old, but amazing and after traveling nearly 200...