On Tuesday, we headed off on our five day tour of the north. We headed out of Rome around 7.30am and by the time we got into Hotel Adriactico in Florence it was after 10pm. In between that we learned all about the lovely region of Umbria, the ONLY Italian region without a seaside border. Our tour guide is Niccola but think George Michael from WHAM, complete with pick shirt, batting for the boys and with a lisp that would make Silvester the cat impressed. George i...

Hi from Donna, the Interloper on the Rome leg of the grand Italian Tour! Thanks to the ladies for letting me join them, had a fab time, here are some of my thoughts.. Best Food Dinner the first night (Thursday) I'm sure Krista will have the name of the restaurant, pasta filled with pear and truffles, yummmmm Closely followed by Licorice Root gelati at San Crispino. Finally all pizza in Roma, paper thin bases, very simply with tomato and cheese or maybe with ...

After seven glorious days in Rome its time to say andiamo. Ive had the most wonderful time exploring the ancient ruins and the modern cuisine. Somehow its hard to think of home when you are discovering the most amazing sights from thousands of years ago, and indulging in local fare and specialities (not that theres anything wrong with tacos Ron). Yesterday when I went for a walk within about 50metres in each direction where roman icons such as the colesseum, the ...

Hello ladies and gents. Cathy here. Rome has been wonderful. We leave here tomorrow and head on our 5 day tour to Florence, Venice, Lake Como and Milan. The football game the other night was a spectacle - Roma v Ciseano (or something like that). At Stadium Olympico. Lots of noise but at least we were in the quiet section. Coming home from that I lost the apartment keys and we are not yet aware what that will cost us. Only me!!!!!!! Donna left today and we...

Buon giorno. Its now Saturday afternoon and we,ve had a fantastic time over the past few days. From the Colosseum, wedding cake buildings, to the Roman Forum and the Palatine where it all began a few thousand years ago, weve crammed in what took centuries to build into a few days of sightseeing... with a few lattes in between. One of my greatest pleasures, apart from sampling the local culinary delights, is walking around the city particularly after the sun cools...