... Via Luca Giordano & Via Chilea, two of the main streets. There are staffed parking garages nearby for 1-2E/hour although it is somewhat risky to keep things in your rental car. Trattoria Caprese has delicious typical pizzas, pastas, fish & meat dishes. Set price 3-course lunch for about 9E ... more

... things to do with your vacation time than queue up with another g’zzilion followers. Try the Pizzeria Port’Alba in Via di Port’Alba 18, very near to the Bellini Restaurant. They’ve been at it since 1830, so how wrong can they go? The place is closed on ... more

... 21/08 we drove a rental car from the Amalfi coast back to the Pompei/Torre del Greco region trying to link up with the Autoroute back so Sorrento and travelled through many streets and could not believe the piles of garbage. The dogs in this area look totally sick ... more

... naples is full of some great places (Sorrrento, Pompei, Capri, Ischia) where you don't have to see or smell the garbage. My vacation dollars are too important to me to spend them in a place where they haven't picked up the garbage since last Dec, and it shows ... more

... my visit to Pompeii. My vacation dollars are far too precious to miss the opportunities by only passing through a magnificent city! Yes, Sorrento was more beautiful and Pompeii and Herculaneum are not to be missed, but Naples offers a wonderful and unique experience you cannot find down the coast ... more

... link is a great guide for tipping: http://www.findalink.net/tippingetiquette.php (About halfway down there is an entire section on what to tip people while on vacation.) While it doesn't state anything specific about buying lunch, I'm sure it would be very much appreciated! Enjoy Italy ... more

... from a local tour bus rental company, and he is by now an unofficial member of the ski club. At the end of the trip, they always collect a tip for him, although it's nothing like 10%. He is also always included in the meals along the way, as ... more

... an employee of the bus rental company, and isn't making a pile of money from our ski club tours. He is getting a normal bus driver's wage, which is pretty good in Italy, but he goes way beyond the call of duty. Our ski club is a nonprofit ... more

... drive in. August is prime vacation time and the roads are likely to be packed by the coast. And then you have to find a place to park. Parking is very expensive, unless you park at one of the outlying garages and take a bus or taxi in. Some people ... more