Italy Through the Back Door. Summary

What is this book fragment about?
It is about what is travel from writer’s point of view. I quote him: „Travel is intensified living – maximum thrills per minute and one of the last great sources of legal adventure. Travel is freedom. It’s recess, and we need it.”
The book fragment is about traveller’s (Rick Steves’) experience in Italy, e.g., in Milan, Naples, Sicily.
What is a Back Door?
It means that experiencing the real Italy requires catching it by surprise; going casual... “Through the Back Door”.…