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We have spent 5 days at Lipari on the Aeolian Islands. We were met by Giuseppe at the ferry terminal and taken to our fabulous apartment, in the main street of Lipari, overlooking the Citadel, Castello and old town. We … Continue reading →

We successfully picked Jude up from Palermo airport and took her back to our apartment in Castellammare. We let her settle in before taking her out on a day trip the following day. We headed first for Segesta to see … Continue reading →

We left Siracusa to head to Agrigento for a two night stay but on the way we stopped off at Modica, known as “the city of 100 bells and 100 Churches” but more importantly , the home of the famous … Continue reading →

Our week in Siracusa has come to an end, we leave tomorrow but we have been busy. We have enjoyed staying in our Air BnB. It has been in a great location, an easy walk to everywhere, very comfortable and … Continue reading →

After 3 uneventful flights we arrived in Rome to begin our adventure. However after arriving in Rome it turned to “shit”. Firstly , when collecting our luggage , our suitcases had obviously been physically man handled and were definitely not … Continue reading →

Well that 13 weeks has gone very quickly. Tomorrow we endure the trip back home to Aus, however we have the last week to let you know what we have been doing. We left Clermont Ferrand to travel to the … Continue reading →

On our way to Clermont Ferrand we passed by a few villages we thought were worth a look. The first was Brioude to see the Basilica. It was built in the 11th and 12th Century and is a National Monument, … Continue reading →

We have spent the last 3 days in the lovely town of Le Puy-en-Velay, however to get here , it cost us 88.70 euros in tolls! To save time we decided to drive through the Frejus Tunnel. It is the … Continue reading →

We have sadly put Jude on the plane to return to Aus! We miss you Jude! And tomorrow we leave Italy for France, but we have lots to recap on our last week. We had a very , hot , … Continue reading →

We have just spent a great 5 days in Aosta. We stopped off on the way at a cute little town called Ivrea and had a very short wander through the streets as it was still bloody hot. We did … Continue reading →