From Sicily. We are really enjoying it here. The people are a little more friendly and a lot more helpful. The coast is very mountainous on the northern side of the Island but in the mid and south it is rolling country side. Olive trees, citrus groves, grapes and many vegetables grow very easily here and we are enjoying the plentiful choice and supply at very cheap prices. We stopped to buy 1 melon and was given it, so I gave him `1 euro and in return he ga...

Naples would have to rate as the filthiest, dirtiest, disgusting,,run down,,shambolic city I have ever been in. The streets are something out of a third world country. Quite often we were down to first gear to pick our way down some of the "roads" which pissed off the locals somewhat as they just don't seem to care what the surface is like. For them there is only one speed and that is as fast as they can go at that moment in time. Once again Mr Garmin...

Sunday 9May Hi. As you can see we drove through some spectacular scenery today. The "med" is so blue when the sun is shining. The Amalfi Coast is famous for its rugged hills and inlets with ancient villages around and up and down the cliffs. It really is spectacular. We are parked in a very small camp ground right on the waters edge, perfect, eating pasta, drinking red wine and listening to Pavaroti sing. For the first time we have fired up B...

1/5/10 Left Betsy to rest in the campground while we went and explored Florence. The campground shuttle bus ran us down to the local village of Fiesole where we caught the bus into Florence. What an amazing place. The architecture, the history the buildings and the CROWDS. We got in there about 9.30 and the place was just being set up for the day. I would hate to be in this place in the middle of the season. It would be totally unbearable. The Italians seem to...

Hi to all. We stayed overnight in this beautiful campsite overlooking the gorgeous little town of Lerici. The campgrounds here are quite difficult to find. Most of the time we have been leaving it to Mr Garmin and trust me he must think Betsy is part mountain goat because where they put some of these sites is beyond belief. We left Lerici and headed to Pisa. Lots of people and you can understand why when you see this tower. It does tend to defy the laws of gravit...