http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Italy , Puglie , Bari en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:03:18 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:03:18 +0000 Tuesday night in Rome I spent trying to sleep through the demands of the neverceasing traffic through the open window and the snoring restless turning and conversational Spanish of my nine room mates. It was an experiment in travelling cheaply and all good experience The frustration of having my new unused travel towel stolen my own fault for carrying such a desirable lightweight micro http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-441426.html We left our overpr305ced hotel and made our way to the Bar305 Patros ferry. We had qu305te a wa305t ahead of us but who really m305nds wa305t305ng when the weather 305s clear and the temperature 305s hot We sat on the only ports305de 305n Europe not to sell water 305t took half an hour of search305ng before we found an expens305ve vend305ng mach http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-402591.html We had read that the Amalfi Coast had one of Italyrsquos most wild and rugged landscapes so we decided to go for a drive and take a look. We drove through the rough streets of Pompeii before taking the motorway south to Salerno and turning off to the coast. The Italians definitely drive to a different set of rules to other people similar to the Chinese in that if there is a gap they will fill http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-396179.html Saturday 22nd November 2008Plan for today Acireale to Cosenza.The wind really got up last night and things were banging and clattering around the Hotel.We were both awake early so got up and started sorting ourselves out as we have a long day.Pat went down to breakfast and then we paid our bill at reception and left the Hotel just before nine o'clock.We went for the Autostrada up to Messina http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-347846.html Bari to Polignao a Mare Backroads of Pulgia In typical fashion Ellen tried Gin and Tonic Wine and then her first glass of Grappa I then spent a good portion of the early morning hours becoming intimately famaliar with the bagno particularly the toilet as I got rid of my poor choices for about 6 hours from both ends of my body For those that have travelled with me I seem to have this ex http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-338832.html CiaoWe made it to Pulgia Italyand are about to start our day 3 of bike riding So far no saddle soresInternet access has been challenging...as the definition of internet access is one computer per hotelPlane flight from SFO to Dulles went great I sat next to a well behavedand thin young lawyer in coach and jim stretched out his legs in business class. At Dulles we got lucky and upgraded m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-336839.html we woke up in our lovely air conditioned private room much to Cats happiness as she is heat sensative and likes to sleep in an igloo.... We got a Taxi to the station with Joe and Matt the back packs and a huuuge box of excess stuff to be sent back to Cats. After posting the box which wasn't that hard after locating the post office which was somewhat more complicated we got onto a train and hea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-299945.html Hi everyone from Southern Italy.We are presently in Bari on the southeast coast waiting for our ferry to Greece Patras tonight.Since our last post we headed out of Tuscany and down to Rome. The drive from Siena down was a little interesting as the van developed a bit of an electrical problem which wiped out our 5th gearoverdrive windscreen wipers indicators and other ancillary electrics. W http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-289848.html Hi thereJust arrived in Bari and what a great city it is. Going to get in a car and see the whole region. Bari Car Hire sorted me out with a cheap car deal and now I am off. If you are elsewhere in Italy then try these guys Italy Car Hire I will report back next week with more news now heading to Lamezia Lamezia Car Hire http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-287963.html Drove to Bari Italy had lunch and Lisa got hit on by a very Italian waiter. Boarded ferry around 5pm and then watched tons of trucks BACK onto the boat. Had a great dinner in a surprising nice restaurant on board. Planned out our route to Egypt and met some other travelers on board.TRIED to sleep on a couch then the floor then a chairhellip.. Did not matter what you did just could not get comf http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-276524.html Since the statue of Davidrsquos site was closed on Monday we decided to try to get a couple of quick shots before leaving. Big mistake. The streets were crawling with tourists and students. There were at least 4 to 5 hundred people waiting in line for David so we decided to skip it and head south.After a couple hours of driving it started to rain hard and there was a bad accident on the freewa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-276522.html Thanks to... Puglia occupies the entire heel of the south of Italy. This region is more surprising than any other region of Italy and includes Forests and limestone cliffs of the Gargano The trulli of Alberobello Stunning Byzantine Baroque and Romanesque architecture Oldest olive trees Beaches and sandy coves along the Adriatic and the Ionian coastlines. As an ideal place where organize y http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-256091.html Yesterday another Christmas party and today we are embarking on a 17 hour train journey to South Italy. A quick update on Bari.... It was really sunny and very warm during the day. Pictures to follow and a happy new year to you all http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Puglie/Bari/blog-113749.html