Got off the train in Touzeur, took taxi to Residence Karim which turned out to be a GREAT little place to stay; only 25 dinar a night for a double (12.50 each); very well kept with beautiful tiling all around.…
Tabarka/Kef/Dougga/Sousse, Tunisia – Day 44
Spent our final day in Tabarka walking down to the end of the beach and back; locals call it the tourist beach and its where all the resorts are (much like Mexico and every other less-fortunate country with nice beaches).…
Tunis, Tunisia – Day 38
Got off ferry in Tunis after dark; customs was funny… supposed to fill in sheet for weird things we were importing into the country but we didn’t really understand it, so we didn’t do it, played dumb and kept walking.…
Amalfi/Sicily, Italy – Day 31
After Rome, we headed to the Amalfi coast where we spent around a week or so, followed by Sicily. There we met up with Jamie again, spent some time on the beach, did a rainy day trip to Pompeii, and…
Rome, Italy – Day 20
I’ll start this entry off on a high note – For what was supposed to be the final night back in Florence before coming to Rome (back in the tent), the day’s -free- appys didn’t treat me so well, and…
Pisa/Florence, Italy – Day 17
Pisa was everything I expected. It’s so difficult dealing with attractions like Pisa. It’s an image you know so well it’s as if they teach you about it in Grade 1. You get there, and yep, there it is, along…
Cinque Terre, Italy – Day 15
So we began what would turn out to be over 8 hours of train rides to get from Bologne to Cinque Terre (due to a strike, and involved us going all the way back up to Milan again). Got off…
Milan/Venice/Riva del Garda, Italy – Day 1
After a not so painful journey across the Atlantic Jen and I made it to Milan, Italy. Zoom Airline rocks. For only $349 (plus tax, so under $500 total) we got to London; the food was great, the movies were…