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We have spent the last couple of days trying to decide on a route to France as there are some large mountains between us and there. We had the choice of 2 road tunnels, both equally expensive, a mountain top (tor) route at 1527m / 5010 ft in the snow or about 400km drive roundContinue reading “6 Nations pause at Lake Garda – Bardolino, Veneto, Italy”

There was frost on the ground at Palmanova this morning. We had had a walk around this fort-town the night before to the grand and imposing plaza at the centre of this star-shaped town. We had a fabulous meal at a bistro on the square. The older husband and wife team that run it obviouslyContinue reading “Fog at Lake Garda – Bardolino, Veneto, Italy”

Last night we went out into Schladming as the snow started to fall. We had heard rumour of a potentially larger amount due on Thursday and when we had got back to the van after visiting Krug late in the afternoon both of the motorhomes beside us had gone. Hmm, maybe they knew something more.Continue reading “Out of the snow – Palmanova, Udine, Italy”

We have had much discussion on our longer term plans during this trip, as we have had time to reflect. We have watched a lot of vlogs, read blogs and thought about where we want to go. We are contemplating a longer trip and venturing to some less well travelled spots. Many of those thatContinue reading “Krug Explorer visit – Schladming, Styria, Austria”

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”