Blogs from Campania, Italy, Europe - page 100

Ciao everyone... it's been so long!! A number of things have kept me from writing, but I am hopeful that my faithful audience will tune in now that I'm back... First a word from our sponsor: The Society for the Preservation of Italian Men. I can put it no better than Shane... "Even the Italian male mannequins have six packs." Long live Italian men!! And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. After some time on my own I was anxious to meet up with my friends Janelle and Neal from Hazelton. They had invited me to join them for a few days in Sorrento, just outside of Naples, and I was so excited to have the opportunity to explore the area with them. I got to the airport early, fearful of train strikes or delays, ... read more

Ciao! We are still in Salerno in Southern Italy. The old man at our hotel made the wise suggestion of staying in Salerno where accomodation and food are much less expensive, and where we can take the bus or ferry daily to the Amalfi Coast. Right now we are staying in own private hotel room for 19£ each a night, and it's literally seconds from the bus and train station. It turns out our inconvenient stay in Salerno turned out to be a fairly positive alternative to staying closer to Amalfi. I use the term "fairly" because the bus ride to the Coast is pretty brutal. For example, to Amalfi you take an hour and a half bus ride up the side of a cliff with extreme winding roads. We have both felt sick on the ... read more

Wow! What a beautiful place, one to just relax in, really no need to rush around exploring, it's about enjoying what the Italians do best - enjoy the moment, eat wonderful food and appreciate the place you are in and the people you have around you.... read more

So i arrived yesterday evening in Sorrento, a charming little town with cute shops...i walked up this gigantic hill to the campsite i was staying at, but the digs are awesome and well equipped...i have a whole cabin to myself (which is supposed to hold 3)...i had a pretty bad night just thinking about stuff and just feeling pretty alone. being alone really makes you think about things to the extent that you might not usually if you werent alone (does that make sense?) but yea, just puts you in a contemplative mood and causes overthinking...it also makes me get really anxious and stressed...travelling alone is pretty stressful (i think my entries are pretty repetitive, sorY!) but yea, i get anxious really easily...but anyway, to the good stuff that you guys will want to read... i ... read more

Sometimes things just work out well without planning. Being in Italy for the World Cup final while Italy playing was once such time. After the debacle that saw Italy knock Australia out of the tournament (dubious refereeing, but I won’t harp) I didn’t think I’d support the Azzuri; in fact I started out the match with a distinct pro-French feeling, though this was silently acknowledged only to myself! Amalfi beach started filling up about an hour before the game started. There was a big screen at one end of the beach, green tarpaulins draped on either side in an attempt to block out some of the glare of the setting sun. The dons of the beach chair rental let the crowds take their beach lounges for free and so we reclined in style on the beach ... read more