http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Italy , Sardinia , Cagliari en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:40 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:40 +0000 Sardinia We arrived here this morning to wet weather and how clouds and debated whether to stay onboard or not.. but you only come to a place like this once so decided to head offshore and see what we could make of the place. It39s like a lot of the islands which are built on the mountainsides so uphill walks... killers and eventually you find it39s all worthwhile. No protests here but the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-752348.html SardiniaThe weather today is perfect 72 degrees with a fresh breeze and no humidity. We docked in Cagliari waited for the early rush ashore to end and hopped a bus to the Castello area of the city. It dropped us off near the Cittadella dei Musei a museum complex that is home to the National Picture Gallery the Narional Archeological Museum and Communal Arts Gallery and the Regional Ethnographi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-743552.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtSicily to Sardinia the Hunt for Auntie SallyCameronDolphinsI was down below deck having a snore zzzzzz when mum shouts dolphinsI walked up on deck like a dozy teenager like when teenagers mums say get up you lazy boy.Then I walked up as if I was an old man and I saw two dolphins one baby one mum or dad they played and p http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-740208.html It39s easy to overlook the island of Sardinia as a holiday destination given the wealth of wonderful places to visit in mainland Italy. On a second glance however Sardinia has a great case for being among the most beautiful fascinating and fulfilling holiday destinations in Europe if not the world In terms of history and culture Sardinia can match almost anywhere boasting the most impor http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-726550.html We were Cagliari for a few hours apparently I don39t really know because I slept the whole time Mummy and daddy didn39t really like the city mummy was a bit annoyed about that because she39s been to another part of Sardinia and absolutely loved it. Mummy wanted to take me to the beach again but instead we came back to the boat early and I splashed about in my pool. It was really hot in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-683031.html Im just going to set a new entry because then its more new than just updating the other of course i am also going to try to just list them all in one in case you want to look at them all at once which is for me to the point already really exciting how many people i am really meeting and furthermore making new friends.Sooooo.... i am going to start for Italy1. Thomas The Driver to Italy Yeah http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-655166.html Helloafter ages I finally managed to sit down and write a travel journal again. At least something like it. After a lot of things happened previously it was great to go travelling on my own again and getting a break. I flew into germany as my dearest and very much loved granddad passed away on 9909. What a date it was. I received the call while I was at work. However during the day I knew he wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-444085.html It has been far too long since my trip to Sardinia and I am appalled that it has taken so long to update my final destination on my 7 week backpack but I guess better late than never.After weeks and weeks of partying like no tomorrow I left Croatia bound for Bari on the east coast of Italy via boat. I took a plunge 10 weeks earlier and booked a cabin room on the boat which although expensive we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-440330.html SO Then we arrived in Cagliari and had to kill some time while Enrico finished his day at the beach. We chucked our luggage in the local bus terminals luggage storage for a bit of cash then ate some selfprepared lunch and decided to go for a wander. We found ANOTHER tourist info place got a map and then legged it.Cagliari as far as we can tell from our small adventure is a very pretty pla http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-432340.html Planning a trip to Sardinia Find out two nice websites.The first one is a web catalogue offering several quality hotels aparthotels villas apartments manors and bedbreakfasts www.domustour.com The second one is a nice blog offering articles news tips comments about Sardinia www.holidaystosardinia.blogspot.com It's an easy way to get information and to find what you are looking for. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-404014.html Cagliari is the capital of Sardinia the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sicily is the largest. It was colonized by the Phoenicians in the 7th century B.C. the first city was settled by the Carthaginians. It was captured by the Romans in 238 A.D. controlled Pisa and Genoa in the 13th century and then the Spanish Kingdom of Aragon. Eventually it was controlled by Italy but our guid http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-395226.html April 3 2009We went to the beach today YAY I was supposed to get up at 8 but fell right back asleep and didnt get up till 915. We almost missed breakfast but made it downstairs in time to grab some croissants and buns. After breakfast we got ready in our room and then met the others in their room. It was a very relaxed morning and we werent out the door till like 10ish I think. We wer http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-391577.html April 2 2009Today we got a good start on the day. It was really hard to wake up this morning but we got up anyway in time for our continental breakfast. Even though there was more of selection here than in Paris the baguettes and jam in France beat this breakfast. We got back to our room and got ready and then soon met up with the other room. Hollie found a supermarket very close by so we went http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-391573.html After two days at sea on the Voyager Captain Dag came on the intercom and shared with us the problem hed been facing since we left Athens. With oil prices at an all time high of 115 a barrel the oil originally earmarked for our transatlantic crossing to Ft. Lauderdale had been sold to someone else at a higher price. It appeared that the only oil available in the Mediterranean was in Gibraltar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sardinia/Cagliari/blog-274785.html