Endless Summer 2024

On our first full day in Napoli we got up early (6am start) and caught the transfer to our boat for a day down the coast to Ravello and...

We have a short train ride from Rome to Naples.  As we stand at the station, knowing that the national strike is starting from 9pm...

Today is all about indulging Gareth’s need to see the Colosseum, not just from the outside, not just a walk around but a full 3 hour tour...

We have quite a few days in Roma, and we are staying at a franchise campground we had previously stayed in Venice so the set up was...

This is the earliest of our bookings hopefully, as the house is up at 5.30am to get to our destination for a 12 hour tour of Tuscany. ...

Our accommodation in Florence was the last of our bookings.  And it was because I really wanted the gang to get the vibe of this area and...

Zach is really keen to go to see a glass blowing demonstration, so what better place in the world than Murano? Remember those Italian...

Train time tables, tour offerings, white lines on the road, speed signs are all just to give you a guideline.  There is no guarantee that...

We all enjoyed our day so much in Riomaggiore, Gareth and the kids organised to go snorkeling and I had some much needed downtime away...

I would be lying if I said this euro trip wasn’t conducted out of a need to see this place.  20 years ago when I passed through, I had no...

Kudos to our kids for their power walking technique - they have it down to a fine art when we need to get to a train station fast.  And...

If you have the chance to visit the south of France along the french riviera and want a seaside village with brightly painted old...

Fête de la Musique is on while we are in Marseille so we are treated to a range of artists plying their trade around the city.  This is a...

The train station sits prominently overlooking the old Vieux port and the weather is trying its best to rain, but instead it's just...

They thought he was a crazy man in his time, but fast forward to now, and wow all of his works are so visionary, it's hard to put in...

After a hectic day arriving in Barcelona, today was all about relaxing and making the most of our location right by the beach. Our cabin...

Booking first class of the high speed train from Madrid to Barcelona is worth paying for.  So all stress for the morning of being locked...

As Zach starts to get worse we decide to spend the morning at the apartment chilling out and hoping Zach gets better.  We headed off in...

I’m not sure how to pronounce the area we are staying in - Lavapies.  It's a melting pot of cultures all coexisting in one area. ...

This city came as a complete happy surprise.  It was a stopover of one day to again break up the trip to Madrid from Portugal.  This is a...