My Top 10 "cannot travel without" excludes personal stuff like medication and personal hygiene. Probably contentious but, most of my thoughts are! 10. A pen: you never know when you'll need it, on plane for those cards, quick lists, notes to mates, whatever! 9. Phone Charger (preferably the one I have: multi-destination plug with 2 USBs 8. Hat: most of us gonna be out in sun a lot! 7. Good walking shoes: obviously! 6. Hand wipes: street food, toilets and...

Storm warnings and it seems the locals think there is a disaster! Run for the hills! Tuscan Hills! It's fresh and fabulous! I'm loving the Summer Rain: it's amazing dripping on the lightly mossed terracotta tiles and ancient walls! Lucca is surrounded by a full, unbroken wall! It is entwined with alleys, paths and laneways, like a scene from Beauty and the Beast or sleeping beauty: towers all around. To be climbed tomorrow! So, we decided to hire a 4 seater bike ...