I'm recovering from another night on the ferry, this time from Olbia to Livorno, or Leghorn as we choose to call it (why?). I barely slept and feel a bit like Mr Bean on his cinema trip when he props his eyes open with his fingers, much to the surprise of his poor girlfriend, … Continue reading Sardinia and a little bit of Tuscany 18 October 2015

I've started having my 'queen' moments again, here in Sardinia. I'm getting really gracious, as I smile and wave benignly. Bertie the Bimobil is an interesting vehicle anywhere and the Sardinians seem to find it particularly fascinating, craning their necks and staring at us, waving or taking u-turns, just to take another look. Sometimes, one … Continue reading Genoa and Cagliari 12 October

The music finally stopped around 2.30 in the morning. I'd been awake since midnight, woken by the throbbing bass which kept pounding on. Every so often it would stop and like a dying patient be jerked back into life again, just like something out of Holby City, to name my guilty secret...I was lying sleepless, … Continue reading Dover to Asti 1 October 2015