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September 13th 2008

Published: September 25th 2008

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The great adventure of Rayburn and V

Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele

ROME 05.09.08

Km travelled - 1937

Home sweet home. 33.5° at lunch time, that’s for those who like the chill and the rain. I don’t. Or at least my body doesn’t. I guess I’m a bit of a lizard, I could lay still on a rock under the sun for ages.
Sam has joined us in the afternoon and I suspect Michael is relieved to have some English-speaking being beside him! So that’s all good, I can finally meet some friends and is a good chance to go out for dinner and let Mike and Sam explore the joys of Italian food. Nothing has seemed to me more pleasant than wondering in the crowded alleys of Trastevere. I’m not sure if we have any record of it but the two kiwis had also the wonderful experience of drinking a Duff and feeling for once in their lives a bit more like Homer Simpson (I know what you’re asking yourself…did they really need a Duff?!).

ROME 06.09.08

Michael and Sam spent the day enjoying the beauty of the ancient Rome, and I spent my day enjoying the beauty of a thousand shops trying to find a sleeping bag

Domes

for my lovely man! Thanks to Francesca that offered to be my taxi driver for a day.

ROME 07.09.08

Time to move. For now we go different ways. Michael and Sam are heading to Egypt today, and I’ll go and stay with my family in Bracciano for a week or so. Not sure what the guys are going to do in Egypt so I guess we’ll update when they’re back. As for me I’m planning a week of total relax and pleasure, doing nothing else than eating sleeping and tanning!

BRACCIANO 11.09.08

My plan seems to work pretty well, I’m still here enjoying the summer and not doing much more. I don’t have news from the boys but I guess everything is great. Going to Egypt was Michael’s dream of a lifetime! I’m sure they’re having a good time. I hope we’re gonna be able to post some pics of their trip once they’re back.

BRACCIANO 13.09.08

Thanks to my wonderful brother Loris, I reestablished the connection with Mike in Egypt. Apparently they’ve been quite impressed by the wonders of this country. Anyway you probably came trought the update above, so you already know

View on the Colosseum

everything! In the meanwhile I keep on enjoying myself doing absolutely nothing, it’s been raining all night and the temperature is getting a bit more bearable.

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michael sunderland and virginia barbisan

The great adventure of Rayburn and V

Hello everyone, welcome to this space. This is a place that we thought initially for all our relatives and friends, for them to share with us this great experience and follow us during this amazing journey. But we would also like it to be a place for other travelers, for everyone curious about people, cultures, places, traditions, knowledge. For everyone passionate about life. We're going to the other side of the world, but there's so much in between here and there that we couldn't think about missing it all. That's where our trip begins. We’re leaving London, where we spent the last two... full info