Chad Is Everywhere

It's only fair that Amalfi gets it's own posting dedicated to itself. After all it was the town that had hosted me for 4 nights on the Intrepid Tour . It may not get the accolades of Positano in fame. But to me it was the best place to base the majority of the Amalfi Coast stay in. Positano although beautiful, and a closer connection to Capri, was very hilly, and well seemingly even more over priced, and less connected. Perhaps too the glamour of being the most well known destination, the focus of the Americans we overhead on the local bus had jilted me. I may not have been out overnight in Positano however the impression was it was a place you walk down the main street only once or twice and otherwise stayed in your accommodation as it's quite a hike back up the hill for most guests. This was not the case in Amalfi. Most of the accommodation was towards the town centre right down in the town square. There was quite a connection to the town square with many cafes, restaura...

If there was ever something that stuck in my head from our Amalfi tour guide Giovanni it was the pronunciation of Italian cities we were visiting. You see you couldn't just say we were visiting Positano. In Italian it was Pos-it-an-o. The town of Praiano was Prai-arn-o, and the Island of Capri was no exception. Over and over there was Giovanni making it sound so much more exotic. "Today we go to Car-pre". It did sound a bucket load better when he said it. Alas Ford thanks to their vehicle of the 1990s has so much to answer for having butchered how the town is pronounced by the English speaking world. Perhaps any future Italian friends and visitors will forever roll their eyes when I put on what seemed an over the top exaggeration of speaking Italian. Anyway the day over to Capri could not have been any nicer. Especially considering as the day before had ended in an afternoon storm. From Amalfi it might have been just over an hour of ferry cruising via Positano to arri...

Day 3 of the Intrepid Amalfi Coast Walk Hike and Boat Tour was all about the most famous walk, and most famous town in the area. Using a starting point of Agerola our morning was to take us as far as was possible on the Path of the Gods . Unfortunately landslides the year before had actually closed the official path for hikers to take it all the way Positano. Or well definitely officially according to the guiding association to which our guide was registered and affiliated dearly. Alas there were some unofficial guides taking their guests further and perhaps through even though it was illegal and unsafe. Intrepid obviously adhered to the rules. I'm sure in the very least it makes sure the insurance is covered. As a result of the change our walk took in the upper reaches of the Path of the Gods until we reached a viewing point looking towards Positano. From there we backtracked and headed down to a monastery overlooking i believe Praiano to then walk right down into the town...