Wed 3 Jan and we are on our way south from Treviso to Bari, but not before saying goodbye in Mestre to Sarah as she takes the bus to Venice’s Marco Polo airport and heads off to catch her flight to Dubai and then on to Melbourne. 😭😢 Leaving Mestre and passing by the edge of the Colli Eugani where we spent many enjoyable days bike riding, the 8 hour train trip to Bari on a Frecciarossa soon passed and we arrived in Bari in what seemed positively...

Here we are in Rome, well, in Roma Termini actually as we wait for our train to Bari. The flight from Malta to Rome was another short hop, about 70mins and other than an in flight medical emergency (is there a doctor on board) ( it wasn’t me) and the plane being met by the ambulance crew who took the passenger off, it was all good. The “Welcome on board” message that said “ If your mobile device overheats or catches fire, please ask a crew member for ass...