Sam Newman's Europe Trip, Stop by Stop

About Sam

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.

Where he has been

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.

The write-ups

Stop by stop

Day 48

Pompeii, Italy

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…

Day 49

Naples, Italy

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.

Day 52

Amalfi Coast, Italy

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.

Day 55

Diamante, Italy

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…

Day 59

Syracuse, Italy

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.

Day 61

Taormina, Italy

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.

Day 64

Matera, Italy

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…

Day 67

Dubrovnik, Croatia

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.

Day 68

Trogir, Croatia

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.

Day 71

Split, Croatia

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.

Day 73

Split, Croatia

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…

Day 73

Ioannina, Greece

Visiting Ioannina in Greece: Lake, Castle and Caves

Ioannina sits on a lake in northern Greece, with a walled old town, an island of monasteries and the Zagori mountains an hour away.