Today was an adventure. You may ask me how do I get to Grotte di Castellana, well if like me you rely upon public transport to get to such places you will be pleased to hear it is possible. So… first of all it’s important to understand that TrenItalia tells you that there is no… Continue reading Grotte di Castellana
Category: Travel Posts
Pompeii
So the last 2 days in Napoli I have walked probably close to 50km, this is probably not that much for your active walker but I think it’s a bit of an achievement. In day 1 it was simply a case of absent minded meandering around Naples that eventually saw me climb the big hill… Continue reading Pompeii
Revisit Naples after 7 years
I can’t quite believe it’s been 7 years since I last visited Italy. I remember the last visit like it was yesterday. My father had passed away 3 years before, my long term relationship was dead and both of which were on my mind. I had moved from a two bedroom flat into a small… Continue reading Revisit Naples after 7 years
Connections in Rome
I was surprised when I hit Rome that waiting for me at my hostel was a message from Pope Francis that simply read. “Ciao Chris, Heard you were in Rome for a night and wondered if you could spare me some time?” I’m not entirely sure how the Pope found out about me coming to… Continue reading Connections in Rome
Venice in two days
Gosh this city is pretty, it’s also incredibly overrun with tourists but if you can find a way to deal with them it’s well worth seeing. I’ve seen some very beautiful bits of architecture and some very amusing behaviours of tourists. You have to be prepared for a few things when visiting Venice. Lots of… Continue reading Venice in two days
Bratislava and Vienna
Two countries and capitals in four days is generally a much but it does depend on the size of the city. Having never been to Bratislava before I wondered how much he I could fit in and how much I would have to miss. It’s true that you can see most of what is available… Continue reading Bratislava and Vienna
The Duoro and Tomar
Yes it’s been some time since I left Portugal but I have been meaning to write up the rest of my notes so here is the next instalment of what I got up to, first of all a quick apology. It seems that the bit of code I use to e-mail people the blog does… Continue reading The Duoro and Tomar
Braga and Bom Jesus
Well I certainly feel like I have been able to scratch below the surface of Portugal a little. Over the past two weeks I tried to consume quite a lot that Portugal has to offer. This includes spending a lot of time in their cafe’s consuming their very smooth tasting coffee which seems to be… Continue reading Braga and Bom Jesus
Chaos and calm
I’ve had a really nice first few days here in Portugal. Starting out in the city of Porto then heading north for a bit. My idea for this like any country; is to see tourist type things while trying not to be a typical tourist. See if I can get under the skin of this… Continue reading Chaos and calm
Farewell Prague
If you have not read part 1 of this dual post then I advise you do that first. Happy Birthday to me, yes we pick up our story on the morning of the 11th May where I turned a year older, it was Sunday and there was a Marathon scheduled through Prague. My plan was… Continue reading Farewell Prague