Day 1
May 16 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Departed Adelaide for Rome.
It's been around 45 hours on the go with only a few hours of sleep in transit. We had a long delay at Singapore airport where we boarded the flight to Rome only to be toldRead more
Day 2
May 17 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We spent the afternoon walking around Fiumicino
Day 3
May 18 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Today we travelled from Fiumicino to Orbetello where we explored the old town area and caught up with the two lovely ladies Lara became great friends with last year when she spent 5 weeks here.
It wasRead more
Day 4
May 19 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today we travelled from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio Island, our home for the next three days.
We plan to swim, hike, and eat delicious food 😋
Day 5
May 20 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today we walked up to Giglio Castle and down to Campese where we enjoyed a drink and an aperitivo then back to Porto Giglio.
Day 6
May 21 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Another slow breakfast at the beautiful Saraceno Hotel followed by a walk down to Aranella Beach.
In the afternoon, the crystal clear water and white sand of our favourite Cannelle Beach was callingRead more
Day 7
May 22 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Leaving Giglio Island is always a little sad, even when you know you are returning in a weeks time!
We travelled back to Monte Argentario by ferry and enjoyed some local gin in Orbetello and PortoRead more
Day 8 and 9
May 22 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We spent today exploring Porto Ecole. The port area was wonderful to look around and we walked up to the old fortified city with wonderful panoramic views of the sea and town. We spent the rest of theRead more
Porto Ercole
May 23 in Italy
Day 10
May 24 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today we travelled from Porto Ecole to Porto Santo Stefano and moved into Rosa's apartment, which we will call home for the next four weeks 😀 The apartment looks onto the port and town and theRead more
Day 11
May 25 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Today our very good friends, Malcolm (Lara's old school friend from Mt Gambier) and his wife Helen arrived, to spend a few days with us.
It felt quite surreal to be together in Italy, as our usualRead more
Day 12
May 26 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We spent today with Malcolm and Helen swimming at a number of local beaches and exploring the port. The day ended with aperitivo by the sea followed by a delicious dinner at restaurant Trattoria DaiRead more
Day 13
May 27 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Today we were Malcolm and Helen's 'Gigliese guides' as we made a day trip to Giglio Island on the ferry.
We took the bus up to the old walled Castello then walked down the donkey trail.
We had lunchRead more
Day 14
May 28 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We said our goodbyes to Malcolm and Helen as they left for Rome, after 3 fabulous days together.
We hiked for a few hours up the ridge behind Porto SS and down to Cala Grande for a swim.
It was anRead more
Day 15
May 29 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
A lovely slow morning walking into the old port for coffee and sweet treats.
In the evening, Claudia and Milo invited us to join them at a beach party at Giannella - another one of the narrow stripsRead more
Day 16
May 30 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We started the day slowly with breakfast and coffees on our balcony overlooking the port.
We then headed off for our daily swim at the local beach ⛱️ "Cantoniera". The lovely friends Lara madeRead more
Day 17
May 31 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
The day started with a small hike up to the fort on the hill above our apartment. Once again the weather is quite warm so our hiking options are limited but we continued down through the valley toRead more
Day 18
June 1 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Milo kindly dropped us off at the end of the narrow peninsular of Feniglia, on his way to work.
It was a cloudy and cool morning, perfect for walking through the Pine forests and bird watching on theRead more
Day 19
June 2 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Today was Italy's National Republic holiday and we took the ferry back out to Giglio Island for 3 nights.
Much to our delight, when we arrived at our favourite Cannelle Beach they had a couple of guysRead more
Day 20
June 3 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We started the day with a slow breakfast at the Saraceno Hotel with extra coffees on the hotel balcony overlooking the mainland.
This was followed up by some last minute shopping for Lara, due to herRead more
Day 21
June 4 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Another donkey trail today ...the 'sweet one' (Mulattiera del Dolce).
It was a beautiful rocky path through the forest dropping steeply to Campese Beach.
We had a quick swim at this red sand beach andRead more
Day 22
June 5 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today we checked out from the beautiful Saraceno Hotel and spent the day at a couple of different beaches .
After catching the ferry back to Porto Santo Stefano we enjoyed a home cooked dinner in ourRead more
Day 23
June 6 in Italy ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
We enjoyed a special lunch at Moletto Ristorante and then discovered our friends were just outside on the beach - so we joined them for a while in the sunshine.
Later we gathered for a wonderfulRead more
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