Blogs from Brindisi, Apulia, Italy, Europe - page 7

THis is going to be a short one because i am really hungover and am waiting to get on the ferry to corfu. THe last few nights have been pretty cool. Met some irish girls on the ferry from croatia and ended up staying with them in Bari for two nights. Almost got my ass kicked by a few italian guys who were being really mean to one of the girls last nite. Woke up an hour after checkout and waited in "line" as italians call it, I call it a big bunch that you push your way up to the front until you finally get your ticket. Anyway, I am safe and heading to Greece where i will be for the next 12-14 days. talk to you soon, Mike... read more

Woke up to the sun rising over the Aegean sea. After having made the life-changing discovery that the train seats pulled out into a bed of sorts, I slept reasonably well, in spite of our cabin-mate's uproarious snores. I've realized that it has been a while since I was actually up before the sun, and now want to watch the sunrise more often. I miss a bit my early morning bike rides to work last summer along the bay in Kona. ... We got into Brindisi and after some effort are now at the ferry port. We were herded into a white van by a few nominally official-looking men that spoke three words of English between them and didn't even attempt italian and were taken for a joy ride through the boonies. I half expected the ... read more

On the train south to Brindisi, I met four people from Finland - two blokes and two girls - who were heading for Corfu and let me tag along with them. When we arrived, it was some time before the ferry left, so we all got the bus to the beach to catch some rays. This also gave me a good chance to dry those clothes that I had washed in Florence. The Finish girls weren’t shy and they had their tops off before we had even sat down. We got on the ferry about three hours before it was due to leave, which was handy as it soon got very crowded. It cost extra to be allowed to sleep in the boat, so we all ended up on the top deck. It was actually very ... read more