Weekend readers' pictures: Getaways

'I always fly to Rome, but never drive the car into the city. Head east for an hour and I’m in the mountains of Abruzzo. It’s real Italy, warm people, great food and landscapes that always fill me with awe. The photo is of Rocca Calascio' Photograph: Peter Austin

'Getting away from it all' Photograph: Philip Baigent

'Ten seconds later, the eel had escaped the heron’s grasp and had made its getaway' Photograph: John Dixon

'With a campervan, (and a hammock) the world's your oyster, gettawaywise. Still need to watch out for the incoming tide though' Photograph: Rob Hoon

'Perhaps not the best getaway. Spotted in Bordeaux' Photograph: Margaret Ritchie

'A couple of old boys getting away from it all at Salthouse beach. This was taken on our walk past, they were still there when we got back!' Photograph: Peter Baillie-Johnson

'I often look up and wonder which exotic destination someone else is heading off to' Photograph: Pete Holmes