From Rat Race to Road Trip: Overlanding With Four Dogs!
Everything aches! I couldn’t sleep because my back, hips, and feet were killing. That’s two days of sightseeing for you – Up Vesuvius and Up Pompeii!
For those of you who remember Frankie Howerd and the 1970s comedy Up Pompeii, Pup Pompeii is my worst pun yet. Just think yourselves lucky that there wasn’t a river nearby, or you might have got SUP Pompeii as well.
Continue reading “Vesuvius: Fear, Fascination & An Eyewitness Account”The cloud was rising from a mountain … I can best describe its shape by likening it to a pine tree. It rose into the sky on a very long trunk from which spread some branches.
It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted with patches of dirt and ash … Broad sheets of flame shone out in several places … made brighter and clearer for the darkness of the night.
The houses … rocked from side to side … as though shaken from their very foundations. It was now day everywhere else, but there, a deeper darkness prevailed than in the thickest night.
Pliny the Younger in his letter to Cornelius Tacitus
Some people still ask why having a beach hut is so great. If you love the sea and the beach
and the great British coastline, the rest should be self-explanatory! The British coastline is
receiving more attention than it has for, arguably, decades. So, if you own a beach hut, you
have a sought-after piece of property that’s not only perfect for trips to the sea in the Summer, but also all year round.
However, like a house or a boat, a beach hut needs a little love too in order to keep it in
good shape for years and visibly attractive. As you’ll probably know, for many people
renovating and decorating their hut to reflect the personality of its owner is all part of the
fun.
Since we were approaching the Phlegraean fields – the second largest volcano in the world, which lurks just west of Naples – I was not surprised when we experienced a major eruption.
What was unusual was the location of the epicentre; a truck in a campsite in Gaeta, a small seaside resort to the north.
Continue reading “Mobster Moggies & The Origin of Pizza, Gaeta, Italy”
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