Geo: 6.32381, 99.8481Up and out for a swim before buffet breakfast.Cab to Langkawi Mall, then Langkawi Fair for some retail therapy.Back to the hotel after lunch, for a swim and a cocktail at the pool bar, then dinner at the Boat restaurant.... read more

Geo: -37.775, 145.497Off to Jen and Pete's after work.Get changed in to comfies, then taxi to the airport.Meet up with Deb and Geoff and checkin.Dinner and waiting...Midnight flight to KL was very smooth.... read more

Geo: 24.4764, 54.3705Taxi to Rome Airport, and the usual wait for boarding etcSeven hours later we landed in ABU DHABI, geez its hot here.Fast taxi ride to our hotel and checked in easily.A light dinner at the best Greek restaurant in AbuDhabi, and off to bed.Buffet breakfast again!Shopping at Abu Dhabi Mall, then off for a swim, and a pizza for lunch.Relaxing afternoon, then pre dinner drinks followed by a local arabic buffet dinner.Another 3 course buffet breakfast, then off for a huge day tour.Private car tour of ABU DHABI sites, then off to DUBAI for more sites to see.We took heaps of photos, and braved the swealtering heat of 40+ temperatures.The female garment required for the Grand Mosque was too much, way too hot!Had a ball wandering the Dubai Mall, managed to find somewhere to ... read more

Geo: 40.6118, 14.524Fast Train from ROME to NAPLES, then change to a slow local train to SORRENTO.Then a big coach along the steep winding roads to PRAIANO.With help we found the sign for our hotel, across the road from the bus stop!50 steps down, along the path to check into our hotel.What an amazing view!Dinner at the hotel was yummy, and an early night for two tired travellers.Off to AMALFI in the morning, exploring and shopping, then lunch at a cool pizzeria. Back on the bus, a walk to the dock, and dinner out at another pizzeria!Day trip to CAPRI on the hotel's boat, to see some amazing boats, and expensive shops.Taxi around the island and another boat ride home.Kate made it up the 320 steps from the dock to the hotel, well done indeed!Dinner at ... read more

Geo: 43.4693, 11.4333Off to the airport to pick up our car- a zippy little Mercedes A class automatic. Put GRASSINA into the GPS and headed off, managed the A1 toll road then took our expected exit. However, we later discovered that we had selected the hamlet, not the village of Grassina, and had an interesting drive thru the Tuscan backroads for an hour before selecting another destination.We found our way to GREVE in Chiantia an hour or so later, and stopped for lunch. Derek enjoyed most of the driving, luckily the back roads were quiet. Without an exact address for the hotel, we headed off towards GAIOLE via RADDA and managed to see the hotel's sign as we drove along the SP2.Checked in, unpacked the car and had a well deserved welcome drink or two!Dinner was ... read more