Lamezia Terme: The Blog That Nearly Didn’t Happen – By Andy
A2Z Wander | Our Blog A Rainy Arrival (and a Slight Hangover) Lamezia Terme almost didn’t get its own blog post. There’s only so many ways you can describe rain and the inside of an apartment, which is where we spent most of our time in Lamezia. This would probably be a two-sentence mention — […]
Scilla: Swordfish, Sea Myths and Slow Living – By Zoe
A2Z Wander | Our Blog A short coastal train ride punctuated by dramatic thunderclaps brought us further down into Calabria to a town called Scilla. Picturesque, mythical, and completely deserted. The station was as lively as a Monday morning Zoom call. No taxis. No signs. Not even a vending machine. Just us, our bags, and […]
Tropea: A Town As Layered As It’s Legendary Onion – By Andy
A2Z Wander | Our Blog This is quite the introduction to the town of Tropea… This is the view from Belvedere Piazza del Cannone in the old town of Tropea, the local meeting spot for sunset, and viewable from our apartment’s balcony, just a 30 second walk away. (Well done Zoe, another great booking!) I […]
Sailing into Salerno: A Grand Entrance (Almost) – By Zoe
A2Z Wander | Our Blog Three weeks into the trip, and we were finally swapping wheels for waves, boarding our first boat along the coast from Amalfi to Salerno. A sign of two very good things: one, that spring was (hopefully) on its way, and two, that we’d successfully dodged yet another round with the […]
From Sorrento to Amalfi: cliffs, curves and citrus – By Zoe
A2Z Wander | Our Blog With Sorrento in our rear-view mirror and the sea glittering to our right, we eased into the Amalfi Coast Drive, the legendary coastal road that clings precariously to cliffs, curves past lemon groves, and squeezes through villages that feel too beautiful to be real. It’s a road that inspired artists, […]
Sorrento: Our Brief Affair Beneath the Lemon Trees – By Andy
A2Z Wander | Our Blog Naples left its indelible mark on us. We were sad to be leaving with so much still unexplored. But, if there’s one theme of this trip it’s that we could easily spend a lot more time almost everywhere we’ve visited. Too much world, not enough time. So, reluctantly, we packed […]
Naples Part Three – Walls That Speak – By Zoe
A2Z Wander | Our Blog The heart of Naples beats in the Quartieri Spagnoli and its soul is painted on the walls. For our final tour in the city, we joined Stefano on a guided walk through this tightly woven maze of alleyways, not just to admire the street art, but to uncover the stories […]
Time Flies When You’re Lugging Luggage
A2Z Wander | Our Blog Time has flown by. We can’t believe we’re 76 days into the trip with just 36 left! We thought we’d provide a little “live update” as the blog is now over 50 days behind. We’ve just posted about Naples part two, with part three still to come and that only […]
Naples Part Two – A Higher Perspective – By Zoe
A2Z Wander | Our Blog After the joy (and slight overindulgence) of our street food tour, we were hungry for more, not food this time, but for a different view of Naples. So, we ambitiously signed up for two tours in one day. Because, why not? We were here to learn, explore… and walk off […]
Pompeii: Ruins, Ruts and Rude Symbols – By Andy
A2Z Wander | Our Blog At the risk of sounding like one of the overly privileged, I learnt about Pompeii at school whilst struggling to learn Latin. However, I can remember very little of either the language or the history, so when we had the opportunity to visit I was keen to bring the place […]