Breakfast doesn’t get much better than that! Sitting on the third floor (top floor) of our small hotel, at the floor to ceiling windows, looking out to sea, with the sun sparkling on the water. Magic. We lingered just a little longer over our muesli, to make that spectacular morning vista last a little longer.... Continue Reading →

Shorts and t-shirt, from the very first stroke of the pedal. That’s how glorious the morning was! The sun shone, the air was warm and we pedalled off towards Anzio. It was an absolutely beautiful day for a ride, in the sun and with no wind. The only thing that dimmed the sparkle somewhat, was... Continue Reading →

Right...psyching up...the road is out there...the traffic is waiting and revving and roaring...time for a rush of adrenalin with a twist of good old fashioned fear! Onto the Roman roads we go, into the motorised mayhem! The legs and lungs got a good wake up call after their week off, with a hilly street to... Continue Reading →

A day of stories. I love a good story, a gripping tale, a ripping yarn! We spent our last day in Rome, visiting some sites that gave us some history and had a tale to tell… The Church of St. Peter In Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli) was our first stop.  The frescos in this... Continue Reading →

A slow and easy morning was had by the pair of Tassie travellers. The plan for the day was to spend some evening time in the city, so we tootled about the apartment, got some jobs done and generally took it pretty easy first thing this morning. Steve got to work doing some bike maintenance... Continue Reading →

What on earth did the average Roman do for entertainment without a plethora of online options and opportunities? I mean, how did social life progress without a status update? Surely they must have been bored toga-less without a screen to swipe, tap or scroll. What did they do for fun!? I’ll tell you what they... Continue Reading →

Fear not, I shall not break into a poor attempt at a Britney Spears song, however we did have yet another negative effect on some local attractions. Why do we have this effect on our surroundings, I ask myself with some vexation!? A day of freestylin’, that’s what we need. Just some freestyle roaming, without... Continue Reading →

Sometimes we can be in the presence of greatness and not even know it. Today I discovered, that for all these months, I’ve been travelling with a couple of celebrities and hadn't even realised. I shall now feel honoured. Another glorious sunny morning greeted us in Rome, as we set off for another day of... Continue Reading →

This will be a shortish post today, because I think the pictures can tell the story better than me. Decisions, decisions, what to do first and where to go? In the end, we took the advice of the experts and followed travel writer, Rick Steves’ suggestion of the “Caesar Shuffle”. This would see us walking... Continue Reading →