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Today’s mission was not hitting the slopes in this fabulous Austrian ski resort, but getting LPG. We are only going to be in Austria a short while then return back through Italy where we know it will be difficult / impossible to get it. There was a chance that the on-site LPG station at ourContinue reading “LPG drought is over – Schladming, Styria, Austria”

Surprise! We are in the snow and mountains of Austria, having driven the full length of mainland Italy. We have a visit planned here on Wednesday, but more of that later. We woke this morning to a hard frost in Venice as we did a longer walk to give the girls a run before aContinue reading “In the Mountains – Schladming, Styria, Austria 🇦🇹”

Last night about 23:30, I heard the Last Post and then what I assume is First Post (?!) at 06:30 this morning. So, it appears we are not on the most patriotic campsite in Italy, but we are next door to the Commando barracks 😂 We still enjoy our rousing twice daily Italian anthems thoughContinue reading “The return – Florence, Tuscany, Italy”

This morning it was time for our visit to Florence, a city which has been on my list for a long time. I can’t believe we are here already, time is rushing past. We had an easy trip to the city centre with a shuttle bus for €1.50 each way from reception and Lizzy andContinue reading “City visit – Florence, Tuscany, Italy”

We had a lovely walk around Monteriggioni this morning on the icy ground, it did not take too long though as it was all closed. We did not get the coffee we were looking for. Luckily we had ventured out last night and managed to get a fabulous meal in the only restaurant open onContinue reading “Lovely walled village and best campsite – Florence, Tuscany, Italy”

The forecast for today was for another huge splodge of blue on the radar images to hit us with torrential rain, the last remnants of a large low pressure system. It did not feel like a day for sightseeing on the Amalfi coast sadly and we needed to make some movement north. Today seemed likeContinue reading “Heading north via Monte Cassino – Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy”

After a late finish last night in Naples, we had a slower start this Sunday morning. It was another very rainy night, but by 11am there was a break in the clouds and we ventured out to Herculaneum. A short train journey from the station next door. Herculaneum lies halfway to Naples and more directlyContinue reading “Herculaneum – Pompei, Calabria, Italy”

We decided that there was just too much of Pompeii archeological site we did not get to visit yesterday and we wanted to go again. It is only a 5 minute walk to the entrance so we couldn’t really not go again. Thankfully the rain had stopped by the time we left despite dramatic thunder,Continue reading “Pompeii Take 2 and Napoli Food Tour – Pompei, Calabria, Italy”

Due to heavy rain forecast we had deliberated whether to visit the Pompeii archeological site first, literally opposite our campsite or one of the several great local options all commutable from the train station next door – Amalfi coast, Naples, Herculaneum etc. In the end, we went for broke and booked a guided tour forContinue reading “The wonders of Pompeii – Pompei, Calabria, Italy”

We have had a couple of unplanned maintenance days caused by an issue with the ignition on our Mercedes requiring us to attend a main dealer here in Italy. They were super helpful and have resolved the issue and it is working better than ever. We had a few other jobs which were also dueContinue reading “Back online – Pompei, Calabria, Italy”