Today was divine. A whole day of relaxation, which was the perfect antithesis to the craziness of Rome. I got up in the morning & the lovely hostel owner made me breakfast of fresh fruit, muesli & yogurt, and I sat on the balcony eating & sipping a cup of tea while I had a chat to Mum on skype. We took our time getting ready for the day & I followed Esther down to the beach around 10:00, down many MANY stairs (trying not to think too much about ...

Today we travelled by train from Rome to Naples (& decided not to stay long in order to avoid death by mafia), then Naples to Sorrento, then on the bus from Sorrento to Positano. I'm really glad I wasn't in charge of driving, because that is one scary road!! It's like this teeny tiny narrow road, high up on the mountain face, with a sheer drop off the side down into the deep blue ocean very VERY far below…The Italians still zoom along at a pretty consider...