Who is Sam Newman
Sam Newman is one of Australia's best known media personalities, and right now he is on the road in Europe with Sue, filming the trip for his YouTube channel SmartASSam. Sam Newman's Europe trip started on the French Riviera, ran through Provence and the Rhône, crossed into Italy and carried on down the Adriatic, with more countries still to come.
We arranged parts of the trip from our office in Ballan, and Sam & Sue have agreed that their names and videos can be used here. So every stop on Sam Newman's Europe trip gets its own write-up on this page: the place, what he found there, what is worth your time when you go, and how we could put a trip like it together for you.
Sam and Sue's visited places
Every stop on the trip. A solid pin has a write-up, an open one is still to come.
Stop by stop
Day 48
Visiting Pompeii and Vesuvius: The City That Stopped
Plan a Pompeii trip: what to see in the ruins, how long to spend, when to go, and how to pair it with Naples, Vesuvius and…
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Day 49
Climbing Mount Vesuvius Above the Bay of Naples
Climb Mount Vesuvius, then explore Pompeii, Herculaneum and Naples itself. How to shape a Naples trip around the Bay's most famous volcano.
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Day 52
Amalfi Coast by Boat: Italy’s Finest Coastal Views
Plan an Amalfi Coast trip around a day on the water: Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Capri, and how long to give this stretch of Italian coast.
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Day 55
Diamante Calabria Beaches: Italy’s Quiet Southern Coast
The Diamante Calabria beaches sit on a stretch of Italian coast that most Australians fly straight over on their way to Rome, Florence or the Amalfi…
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Day 59
Visiting Syracuse in Sicily: Where Greece Never Left
Plan a Syracuse trip in Sicily: Ortigia's lanes, a cathedral built inside a Greek temple, the Neapolis ruins and how long to stay.
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Day 61
Visiting Taormina in Sicily, the Town on a Balcony
Why Taormina belongs on your Sicily itinerary: Greek theatre, coastal walks, Etna day trips and how long to stay. Planned for you by Cartier World Travel.
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Day 64
Visiting Matera: Italy’s Cave City in Basilicata
Plan a trip to Matera in southern Italy: the Sassi cave districts, rock churches, ravine views and how long to stay. Tailored itineraries by Cartier World…
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Day 67
Visiting Dubrovnik Old Town After the Crowds Leave
Plan a Dubrovnik trip around the city's quieter hours: walls, Stradun, Mount Srđ and island days. Cartier World Travel tailors the whole thing.
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Day 68
Visiting Trogir, Croatia: More Than a Day Trip
Plan a Trogir trip in Dalmatia: a walled stone island town near Split, with a UNESCO old town, a Venetian fortress and easy island boats.
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Day 71
Diocletian’s Palace in Split: A City Inside Roman Walls
Plan a Split trip in Croatia: Diocletian's Palace, the Riva, Marjan Hill and island ferries. How long to stay and what to pair it with.
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Day 73
Split to Ancona Ferry: The Overnight Adriatic Crossing
The Split to Ancona ferry is one of those travel days that quietly makes a whole itinerary work. Instead of driving the long way around the…
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