We arrived in Moscow in the late afternoon and were met by our transfer guy who greeted us by saying "Saleem". I stupidly thought that this must be the way to say "hello" in Russian and so a few minutes later I asked him "So 'Saleem' is how you say 'hello' in Russian?" Turns out his name was Saleem. We drove to our hotel and checked in to the beautiful Hyatt Park right in the heart of Moscow. At 6:00 our guide met us at the hotel and took us for a fantastic Ar...

After taking the ferry from Capri to Positano, then lugging our suitcases up the steep, narrow streets and steps of Positano to the car park where we had left our car for the past 7 days, we took the easy 40 minute drive to Sorrento. This was our last stop with Tona and Alex before they were due to head home and we had three nights there. Sorrento sits on the opposite side of the peninsula from the Amalfi coast, with views over the bay of Naples, Mount Vesuviu...

After Positano, the next stop on our Amalfi Adventure was the beautiful Isle of Capri. Capri is a mountainous island and is divided into three parts. The lowermost part is Marina Grande, where all of the boats and ferries arrive and depart. It is a port which doubles as a tourist trap, with shops and touristic restaurants aplenty. The town of Capri is halfway up the mountain, and is constantly abuzz with tourists. It was crowded, frantic and noisy. Over the mo...

Buongiorno from Positano! Dad has kindly offered to let me write an 'honorary blog', so it's Alex writing this one today. On Tuesday, before leaving Ravello, we walked up to Villa Cimbrone, an estate renowned for its beautiful gardens. They were truly stunning, with stone stairs leading down to bronze sculptures, and a particularly impressive terrace lined with marble busts which overlooked the Mediterranean. Dad waited very patiently for a heap of tourists to...

We left our amazing apartment in Rome and headed to the airport to pick up a car for the fifth road trip of our journey. First stop: Vietri Sul Mare on the beautiful Amalfi coast. We arrived in Vietri Sul Mare and checked into our hotel. Our room overlooked the coast and the views were simply awesome. We headed straight to the pool, which conveniently had a pool bar in it. We decided to support the jobs of the two Italians behind the bar by ordering drinks. Just...