Agerola, Positano and Amalfi- an Introduction There are many firsts about this trip. It’s the first time we actually saw bits of different countries in one go…we had been to Venice, Italy ,Slovenia ,Croatia and Salzburg, Austria as well as Slovakia and Budapest, Hungary in one go but those were more or less part of […]
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Next day we were all excited about getting to the top of Mount Etna. The reason for this was that we were about to see an active volcano for the first time. Our Journey We started our trip very early in the morning. It was slightly cloudy when we left to catch the tour van
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After a few days on the Amalfi Coast we continued our journey through Southern Italy but this time to the island of Sicily. The flight to Catania, Sicily from Naples was a duration of only 1 hour. This was the 4th time we boarded planes on the trip and also the first time we changed
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Though this trip is part of our Amalfi Coast tour, the narrative should start from the time we arrived in Naples and should also include our visit to the ruins of Pompeii, since Pompeii is also part of South – west Italy. Our journey to Pompeii We had a super comfortable, super-deluxe train journey from
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Applecross village was a stark contrast to the road we had traversed to reach it. I have described the road journey in my write-up ‘Drive to Applecross‘. For centuries, Applecross could only be reached by boat. Even today, just two narrow roads connect it to the mainland, the most dramatic being the legendary Bealach na
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The last leg of our long drive from Loch Lomond was from Glencoe to Applecross in the Highlands. After experiencing the Jacobite Steam Train on the Glenfinnan Viaduct we headed towards Applecross which was a long long way from there. All the Lochs Apart from the Glenfinnan Viaduct the highlight of the journey was a
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Glenfinnan Viaduct The Glenfinnan Viaduct was our next destination because of its close association to the Harry Potter franchise , it being famous for the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. The Glenfinnan Viaduct is associated with Harry Potter because it was used as a filming location for the Hogwarts Express scenes in the
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After spending just a few days in the Lake District we drove towards Scotland. We left the Lake District via A591 and drove through A595 / A66 and then M6 North. At A74(M) we reached the Scottish border near Gretna Green, where we saw the ‘Welcome to Scotland’ sign. There was a quiet thrill in
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