Background

It has been a dream of mine to return to Italy. Rose and I toured Italy - well, Venice, Florence and Tellaro on the Ligurian coast - in 1999 and ever since then we have both wanted to come back. Shortly after turning 50 I proposed that we aim to return to Italy during my 60th year and have been saving up and planning ever since then. As it turns out Rose won't be able to join me because of work pressures but I do have my son Scott as a travel companion.

This will be my 60th birthday present to myself - absolute self indulgence!