I really enjoyed reading your journal!

I can’t believe you were able to make a couple of trips to get all your stuff off the train. I’d be afraid that the train would take off before we could get all our stuff off. We had a horrible time getting our stuff off the train we took yesterday because the door closest to us wouldn’t open so we had to go upstairs to get to our door that was open. I managed to mess up my back in the process.

Thanks for letting us tag along!

Nice tour! Thanks for the great photos!

Saluti to a great tour. Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed following along!

Are these portraits of people who live in town? I wonder.

Amazing. Looks awesome.

Are those Nanaimo Bars I see???

They are rather remarkable.

Does it feel lonely without all of the humanity?

Hi Scott,

Our bike bags came with the bikes years ago but I believe they are an older version of the bag that Bike Friday sell on their website. They are a very strong nylon material with good zippers. They do make packing the bikes on and off trains easier when folding the bike is required. We have a system that we also carry an empty light weight nylon duffel bag too. We load it up with Pat`s smaller paniers and all the extra stuff we pack along (helmets, water bottle etc ) to keep everything together. The three bags are rolled up tight and put in a compression type bag and Pat carries it strapped on to her rack above the paniers. We have used this system for years and pull it out when a train has no space for bikes or they prohibit bikes on board. It takes us about 15 minutes to pack up or unpack the bikes.

Wow - Matera is a really cool!

This is a very “unique” area. The Trullis are a must see.

Love how you capture the flavour of the areas you visit

Loved your write ups and photos of Rome. They bring back lovely memories and make me want to visit again soon.