Tag: Italy

24th July 201613th January 2018 By Helen

12 tips for visiting Pompeii (plus how to get to the top of Mount Vesuvius)

Pompeii is on a lot of people’s travel bucket lists but can seem daunting to visit. Before I went in April I did a lot of research. Here’s some of the advice I found most useful, along with some tips from my visit.

24th May 201614th January 2018 By Helen

Fast trains, slow trains, scary buses and a book from my Grandad: Rome and Sorrento, April 2016

We’d been to Rome before, but in the pre-#EUtour days, so we had to go back. And I’d dreamed of visiting Pompeii ever since my late Grandad brought me back a guidebook when I was little, so why not combine the two, with a bit of Sorrento, Capri and the Amalfi Coast for good measure….