After a long day and short night, we arrived in Lagos without any airport issues in either Ottawa (where most services were closed), or Toronto....and our luggage arrived promptly and safely in Faro, Portugal. Only a couple of glitches along the way - a very turbulent flight over the Atlantic + a guy in our row who was aggressively against masking and who, just like the ones we read about on various news sights, was rude and obnoxious to the both of us + the fli...

Arrived in Yorkshire.... ....after a long day “on the road,” which began with a downhill hike in order to reach a small square, where (fingers crossed) a pre-arranged taxi would meet us. This was no easy task while dragging suitcases whose wheels weren’t made for rugged, uneven, centuries old cobblestones! Access anywhere close to our rental apartment in Salerno is forbidden to all vehicles - it would be impossible anyway - not only because of the narrow...

Ciao Salerno.....and Italy We fully intended that the day following our trip to Naples would be low-key, which it was - due to a huge rain and wind storm that came through the area. Together with a series of thunderstorms, it kept us indoors more than we’d planned! Although tired after the previous days walking we really wanted to go out and see the display of Christmas lights that had been turned on the night before.....something which Salerno is both proud...

Naples After an early start and a 30 minute walk to the train station, we were on our way to Naples. The train, although not fast, stopped only a couple of times and we were there in about 35 minutes. We quickly found the tourist information desk, where we received a warm welcome, plus a street map....so armed with the map and Donatello’s itinerary, we entered the streets of Naples. Our first sight after leaving the train station was an area of construction...

Spending time in Salerno Our jaunt along the Amalfi Coast was wonderful, but left us slightly concerned that with time wizzing by, there was still more left for us to see and do in Salerno. During our wanderings around town we’d kept our eyes open for the outside market, but had never really searched for it. Markets are always pretty high on my particular list, so we decided that this was the day, and off we went! Spreading along both sides of two streets,...