Walking the ruins of Pompeii

Walked the ruins of Pompeii. It was hot and it’s fairly dusty in there. Most of the highly prized ruins are locked down. So you need to book a tour to see the good ones. Pompeii is about 8km from Mt Vesuvius. In 79AD it was buried by pumice and ash when Vesuvius erupted. It …

Relaxing in Maratea

Maratea is a small town on the Tyrrhenian coast, in the province of Potenza Italy. Spent a few days taking in the scenery in Maratea and swimming in the Tyrrhenian sea 🙂 Maratea is the town with 44 churches. Yup there’s a list. Maratea has a long history but we enjoyed it most for it’s …

Driving the Amalfi Coast

Amalfi, Italy is a gorgeous little town in the province of Salerno. It’s an UNESCO world heritage site and if you like driving, it’s definitely a route you have to drive at least once 🙂