Kelly recently spent a holiday in Italy and Croatia, with a couple of fleeting sidesteps into neighbouring countries. She’s a big believer in maximising leisure time spent overseas and views it like this: “Firstly, Australia is a bloody long way from most places. My general rule of thumb: every 7 hours in the air earns you 7 days on the ground, otherwise it’s not a proper holiday. A flight from Melbourne to central Europe therefore equates to a 3-week break. It’s solid science. Secondly, I’m still on my quest to visit 50 countries before I turn 50. I selected an organised tour that ticked off three new countries for me – Slovenia, Croatia & Montenegro. And because my starting point was going to be Rome, I tacked on San Marino too. Brava!”
You can read Kelly’s great account here:
Peter's pondering 
