Just left Roma….


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Right… and thank you for the tip… I noticed Tamoil is cheaper this time.

As I was leaving Roma this evening… ran into a police check. Our documents were complete. And myself and the four officers took a few photos together…lol…. Shld I upload some here…😂

The Pompeii Archeological Site at Pompeii, plus a highly memorable stay….

I have recordings of the guide’s narratives… feel free if anyone wants to know more about how Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. Pompeii was the first ‘mtg point’ of sncient Greeks & The Roman Empire.

Taken a guided tour for a good explanation and to understand better the disaster at Pompeii…. Tour guide was especially friendly to moi…lol.


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Had a truely memorable stay at Castellamare… and had a hard time finding the place plus driving thru the roads there…

This is the Italian ‘ghetto’ ? Pardon the acronym..

Night & Day Views, a motorised shutter opens out to the bslcony…

Hard to find roadside parking but managed to do so by chatting with the locals with a mixture of French & Italienne.. parked right beneath a No-Parking Sign…lol… Car was not broken into… everything was safe. Loved the Italians


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The roads were hard to maneuver here. I can’t even call it a one-lane road… but cars run in both directions.

And a last look at Mt Vesuvius before starting the Coastal Road Drive.


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The Coastal Drive from Castellamare - Sorrento - Positano - Amalfi Beach - Salerno… breathtaking, outstanding sceneries, even better than the Dubrovnik Drive made a few weeks ago…

But…

We are tired of coastal road driving… when big tour buses and other parge vehicles have to pass, our driving skills are really put to the test.

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Stated in a typical home tonight… situated on a multilevel slope…

Next Stop : Messina, to explore Sicily. By an intercity ferry….

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Ok bro… thank you for the heads-up. Wine day today… sunny day today…


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To Messina, Sicily….


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We’re in our 2-Bedded Cabin w/ window… signal becomes weaker as we sail further out to sea…. Bound for Messina, Sicily.

Our car was the first onto the Cartour Delta, registered at Bari on the eastern coast of Italy Mainland…

Edited by adding one more prominent clip, showing the climb onto Deck 5 of the Cartour Delta… windshield is wet… has been raining since 9 am this morning.

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Set sail at sharp 1.30 pm Italy time…

Signals became weaker as the Cartour Delta sails further out to sea before turning portside to head for Messina….

The sea is choppy today… it’s been raining since 9 am this morning. We are now on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Don’t if I’m imagining things… the sea looks closer than when we were at port… “lots of water now”….


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With nothing mych to do in the cabin now… will share do further sharings here.

*much to do…

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Some sections of the ship… photos are self-explanatory…

But signals are intermittently available...making uploading difficult.


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Messina ahead….

When our ferry entered Messina 2 nights ago, the entrance to the harbour was guarded by the Sea-God Neptune. The sight was majestic…. Thot I wouldn’t want to leave this out…

And we again saw Neptune the next morning in our tour of Messina… but this time, the view was from the city…. Enjoy, bros & sis….

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Stayed right next to a cruise ship…😂. Never stayed before in a hotel next to a deepsea wharf. Room is of normal luxury standard.

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Spotting ZTL Camera… need to avoid this street…


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Next stop - to climb a live volcano…. mt etna. First, by car today to ascend till 2000 meters above sea level.

Makan first before leaving for Rifugio Saienza…


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On the way to Mt Etna, used the coastal road. This part of Italy is known as The Mediterranean. Felt this is worth mentioning.


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