Untold Italy · Friday, September 25, 2026
The podcast emphasizes the unique 'island ethos' shared by Ischia, Procida, and Capri, characterized by a slower pace of life and the importance of 'island time.' Both hosts and guests advocate for slow travel, suggesting that rushing through these islands prevents a true appreciation of their culture and atmosphere. They also touch upon the need for flexibility due to weather-related ferry cancellations, a common aspect of island living.
“Island life, I believe is like similar in any island that you live in the world and that they've got a different ethos. It's all about relaxing it's all about slowing down island time a different pace you know being sleepy all of these three islands are blessed with the natural wonders of beauty and landscape and architecture like nowhere else they're all blessed but they have very different vibes they each have their own special unique reason for visiting or living there you know they've got their own identities”
“The island rhythm. Isn't a day trip. We're big proponents of slow travel and, I guess, island time. Maybe that's because we're Australian, which is the world's biggest island. But you really. can only scratch the surface if you're rushing around and trying to get in and out of the port because you have to, you know, when you're going to these ports, you have to get there fairly, you know, ahead of schedule so you can make sure you get on the boats because it's busy, especially in summertime.”
“One thing you do need to be aware of, of course, we are all islands. So on that note, front in terms of flexibility there are days albeit rare where the seas get rough and boats may be cancelled so you need to then plan your holiday around that obviously in certain months there are more likely than not going to be calm or rough seas so in planning your visit to any island you need to think of those things”