Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Monday 7th October 2024 (day 24) Leaving Slovenia: Moving on from Bled, we headed east and the border with Austria. On the way whilst still in Slovenia, we enjoyed some really nice Alpine scenery, enhanced by autumn colours that were just beginning to show. It is amazing how the mountains completely dwarf the settlements in …
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Sunday 6th October 2024 (day 23) Crossing the border from Italy to Slovenia, we are staying the night at a motorhome aire at Bled, a small resort town with a beautiful lake and an 11th century castle. Along the way, we passed some spectacular scenery: We were unable to take the motorhome up to the …
Saturday 5th October 2024 (day 22) This morning we headed further north east and have decided to stay overnight near the small town of Gemona del Friuli which sits on the edge of the eastern Italian Alps. We are staying in the grounds of "Hotel Willy" which is very reasonable at 15€ including electricity. Near …
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Friday 4th October 2024 (day 21) We had planned (and paid for) 4 nights at the campsite in Fusina, on the Venice lagoon, but sadly yesterday was a complete write-off as an unholy tempest hit the area with gale-force winds and horizontal rain over a period of over 24 hours, preventing us returning to Venice. …
Wednesday 2nd October 2024 (day 19) A wet day was forecast, so we had booked tickets to tour the Doge's Palace. Unlike yesterday, when we just wandered around, we made our way straight to the palace, just off St. Mark's Square, passing through some of the poshest shopping streets along the way. Most of the …
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Monday 30th September - Tuesday 1st October 2024 (day 17-18) We arrived at Camping Fusina yesterday afternoon and have booked to stay for 4 nights. It is just a ferry ride from the main island of Venice. The passenger ferry to Venice main island Our pitch is near the main channel for large ships visiting …
"See-u-Later" 