Day 64: Arriving at Sorrento
February 7, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We took the circumvesuviana train to Sorrent from Napoli. In about 1 hour 15 mins, we were here in Sorrento!
Day 65: Sorrento
February 8, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Walking around Sorrrento! Super quiet and peaceful. From here, we could enjoy the coastal view and the Mount Vesuvius.
Day 66: Hiking in Sorrento (termini)
February 9, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We took a direct bus from Sorrento Train Station to Termini, the trail head of today’s hike. It is a tiny town, nothing much there.
Day 67: Amalfi Coast Hike
February 10, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Arrived at Amalfi in the morning and attempted to do a short hike in the area to check out some waterfalls. However, weather was not co-operating. We got all soaked and had to return to the hotelRead more
Day 68: Amalfi walk around
February 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
We had a short period of time to walk around the Amalfi town. We had a chance to visit the Basilica and along the cost in town.
Day 68: Salerno
February 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
It’s time to say goodbye to Amalfi! We moved forward to a town called Salerno, west of Amalfi trying to catch a bus to our next stop, Matera. We thought that the bus tickets that we got would takeRead more
Day 68: Arriving at Matera
February 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Welcome to Matera! We got a shocking view when we arrived here. Definitely have to explore more in the coming days.
Day 71: Walk around Matera
February 14, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
We rested in Matera for 2 days and started to explore the town. The ancient town of Matera is also known as ‘sassi’, which means rocks or hills in Latin. This ancient town is full of stunningRead more
Day 71: Fall in love with Matera
February 14, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
It’s Valentine’s day and we definitely fell in love with Matera. There were just so much to see just wandering around on foot. We also tried the traditionally made bread in Matera, it claimed thatRead more
Day 72: Parco Della Murgia Matera
February 15, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We woke up nice and early today for this hike. We noticed that there was a national park just opposite to the Matera historic center. It looks like the entrance was blocked, but we could see peopleRead more
Day 73: Leaving Matera
February 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Goodbye Matera! A really lovely and memorable place to visit. We moved on with our trip by taking the train to Bari,
Day 73: Bari Central
February 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We traveled to Bari for transiting to a bus to Noci, our next destination. Bari is the transit hub for southern Italy. It is connected to many places in the Southern Italy.
Day 73: Noci
February 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We definitely love this small town! Noci is very quiet and close to all other touristy places. It is a hidden gem of southern Italy!
Day 74: Alberobello
February 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
The more well-known Alberobello in Southern Italy. It is famous for the ‘trulli’, the cone-shaped house. There is a spot in Alberobello where the houses are more densely populated, which makes aRead more
Day 76: Martina Franca
February 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
This is not originally a place on the list, but we thought we were around the area already, so just dropped by to take a look. It is a larger city and full of white building. You don’t need anRead more
Day 76: Locorotondo
February 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After visiting Martina Franca, instead of riding the train, we were advised that we could walk to Locorotondo on a less-traveled route. It was a wise decision! The hike to Locorotondo was relaxing andRead more
Day 78: Grotte di Castellana
February 21, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
The cave extended for 3.348 metres and reaches a depth of 122m below street level. It could only be visit with the cave tour, we joined the 11am English tour. No photo is allowed except the firstRead more
Day 79: Last walk around in Noci
February 22, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our final full day in Noci. It has been our most favourite town to live so far. It is small, but well-connected, and most importantly, away from the tourists. We would love to come back some day!
Day 80: Walk around Bari
February 23, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
After saying goodbye to Noci, we went back to Bari mainly for our boat ride to Igoumenitsa, Greece at night. We had a few hours here, so we did our laundry and walk around Bari to check out 2Read more
Day 80: SuperFast Boat ride to Greece
February 23, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Our time in Italy has come to an end. It is time for a new journey in Greece. We took the SuperFast ferry to Igoumenitsa, Greece. It took us 10 hours to arrive in Greece. The ferry is horrible with aRead more
Day 81: Arriving Igoumenitsa
February 24, 2024 in Greece ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Good morning Greece! Nice and early! Time to check in to our hotel next to the port to get some sleep.
Day 82: Leaving Igoumenitsa
February 25, 2024 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Igoumenitsa is just a port town, we just stayed there for 1 night for recovery over the overnight boat ride. Today we are heading to Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece.
Day 82: Arriving at Thessaloniki
February 25, 2024 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The Thessaloniki Macedonian Ktel Bus station is amazing. Very well organized and user-friendly. Our first impression to Thessaloniki is very good.
Day 84: Walk around Thessaloniki
February 27, 2024 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Thessaloniki is full of history. In 1988, the UNESCO declared world heritage sites 15 of the ‘finest monuments’ of the city. We tried to nail down this 15 sites. They are just within walking distance.
Day 86: Walk around Thessaloniki 2
February 29, 2024 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We continued our walk in Thessaloniki today. Visiting the Rotonda was particularly interesting as the only architecture that could be compared to Rotonda is the Pantheon in Rome. We also visited a fewRead more