Our accomodation in Sorrento was a bit of a change from the normal hostel as we were on a campsite in our own cabin, with a swimming pool and private beach to use. We relaxed on the first afternoon by the pool in the sun and wandered around the campsite which had lovely views over the bay. We woke early the next day to make the most of the sunny weather and head to Positano. Unfortunately the bus system in Italy isn't particularly reliable so we took a while to...

The train from Venice to Naples was about 5 hours so we arrived at our hostel in the late afternoon. We went for a little wander around before getting dinner and some sleep. Naples isn't the nicest/cleanest of places but was a good base for us to visit other places during our stay, plus our hostel was very nice! On our first full day we headed out to Capri by ferry and enjoyed the 45 minute boat ride in the sun to the beautiful island. By the time we got there ...

Our hostel was in Marghera which was just outside Venice and as we arrived quite late Friday night we decided to just sort out a few hostel bookings, do our washing and go to a local restaurant round the corner for dinner. Up early on Saturday morning we caught the bus into Venice (only 10 minutes away) and followed the hoards of tourists into the centre. Venice is a very beautiful place and was not like anything we'd really seen yet. Once we'd eaten lunch we he...

Getting to Bologna wasn't as simple as planned, we accidentally got on the slow train when we had to change in Milan, so arrived two hours later than we thought. Then finding the B&B was also a bit of a struggle but eventually we found it! We dumped out bags and went straight out to find food. Bologna is a big university city so is full of young people and had a quite a lively, friendly atmosphere. We wandered the streets and visited one of the churches (whi...

Genoa (or Genova) was a really nice city with a large port but also areas of cobbled alleyways and sculptured buildings. We spent our first afternoon there just wandering the streets and getting a bite to eat. The little pathways were a change to any of the other cities we'd visited so we enjoyed just walking around. As we'd eaten a late lunch we decided to buy some food for dinner, trying to avoid pasta dishes!! Up for breakfast at the hostel, which was a love...